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Adapting to Climate Change: Seven Principles for Policy-Makersby Jake Caldwell
So writes Center for Progressive Reform Member Scholar Alice Kaswan in the latest CPR Issue Alert, an executive summary of two recent articles: “Seven Principles for Equitable Adaptation, published in the latest edition of Sustainable Development Law & Policy, and "Domestic Climate Change Adaptation and Equity," a more in-depth analysis published in the Environmental Law Reporter in December 2012. The articles examine the environmental justice implications of a wide range of current and coming impacts of climate change. For example, Professor Kaswan writes, "Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the challenges poor families face in finding shelter and new housing after floods destroy their homes. Poor families are also less likely to have money to prepare for storms and wildfires, buy hazard insurance, or have the resources to relocate to less risky areas, where a persistent lack of affordable housing limits the mobility of vulnerable populations." Professor Kaswan goes on to highlight seven principles policy-makers should adopt in addressing climate change impacts. They are:
You can read the Issue Alert, here.
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