The need and urgency for increasing climate resilience have been framed many ways—from a purely financial perspective of avoiding infrastructure impact and operational disruption to businesses and critical services, to a moral obligation to care for the Earth and its people. In climate communication, we continually consider ways to
Reviewing the status of climate adaptation and resilience planning and implementation in the United States, it's apparent that states and municipalities have led the way [1, 2], with a focus on increasing community resilience largely through infrastructure resilience with growing focus on the resilience of natural systems and
The National Academies' recent Climate Conversations webinar, Climate Change and the Brain, provided an informative overview of how a changing climate impacts our brains. This includes brain health - like the effects of exposure to high temperatures or increased air pollution - as well as the mental health impacts of trauma,
Welcome to "What's Next?"—a space for periodic reflections on climate resilience and adaptation, sustainability, and the public health connections that often get overlooked in adaptation work. I'm Diane Mas, a water resources engineer and registered environmental health specialist/sanitarian working as Chief Resilience