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Introduction Introduction
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Climate change and variability Climate change and variability
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Social and health impacts of climate change Social and health impacts of climate change
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Why are people silenced? Why a need for social work? Why are people silenced? Why a need for social work?
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The social work role The social work role
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Conclusion Conclusion
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4 Health and the environment
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Published:September 2009
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Abstract
There is no doubt that we are witnessing significant challenges to our environmental certainties. These include the slow erosion of our rivers and waterways, the downgrading of our productive areas, and rising temperatures, which are leading to more insidious challenges to our environment, our climate, and ultimately, to our health and well-being. Thanks to the efforts of environmental activists and concerned scientists, the world is beginning to wake up to the consequences of environmentally destructive practices. However, while there has been a necessary focus on the environmental and economic consequences of potential climate change, there is less systematic attention to the health and human-rights outcomes. This chapter outlines climate change and its social consequences, drawing largely on the particular social and health impacts on Australia consequent on drought, and the links between the local situation and the global construction of climate change. It argues that global humanitarian responses to climate change have been largely crisis driven, and considers a long-term role for social work in this new world of environmental uncertainty.
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