Pay More Attention to Climate Perils People with Disabilities Face, Experts Warn

Posted on AllSides November 12th, 2019
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People with physical disabilities are among the most vulnerable to climate change, yet scant attention has been paid to their unique challenges, according to a letter published in the journal Science.

"The international research community has made good progress at including vulnerable groups such as poor communities, women, indigenous people, and youth in recent international conversations about global environmental change, but disabled populations have been mostly absent from the conversation," researchers wrote.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pay-more-attention-to-climate-perils-people-with-disabilities-face-experts-warn/

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