We would like to bring your attention to the following session at the AGU 2018 Fall Meeting. The deadline for abstract submission is August 1st.
Session Title: Arctic Geohealth: climate change and health impacts in northern high latitudes Session Description: Rates of climatic, cryospheric, and ecological change in the Arctic and Boreal regions are faster than the global average, and consequences for often remote Arctic communities range from disruption of traditional and historical seasonal timing of activities to complete relocation of vulnerable communities. Specific effects on public health in these communities include permafrost-related impacts on infrastructure, food safety, respiratory effects of increased wildfire smoke, and many others. We invite contributions describing the mechanisms by which high latitude climate changes impact community and individual health around the planet, the nature of those impacts, their consequences, and the potential for adaptation given identified vulnerabilities. We also encourage approaches to synthesis of indigenous knowledge and western science that may increase capacity to deal with the nature and impacts of these stressors. Primary Section/Focus Group: GeoHealth Index Terms: 0230 Impacts of climate change: human health [GEOHEALTH] 1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE] 1637 Regional climate change [GLOBAL CHANGE] 4330 Vulnerability [NATURAL HAZARDS] Cross-Listing(s): C - Cryosphere GC - Global Environmental Change Conveners: Jeremy S Littell Brendan M Rogers Sandra Starkweather Stephen T Gray
