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Climate Change & Disability Resources

Climate change affects people with disabilities in many ways. These resources give high-level overviews on the connections between climate change and disability. Some resources also go into deeper details.

Organizations, Programs and Useful Websites

Government, NGO & Civil Society reports

UNHCR: Analytical study on the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of climate change (2020)
International Disability Alliance: Disability Inclusive Climate Action COP26 Advocacy Paper
Lewis and Ballard (CBM): Disability and Climate Change
CBM. Climate Change: This Century's Defining Issue (link to report in article)
Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Inclusiva, and Center for International Environmental Law. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (2019)
Gutnik, A and Roth, M. Disability and Climate Change: How climate-related hazards increase vulnerabilities among the most at risk populations and the necessary convergence of inclusive disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Lyon: Humanity & Inclusion, 2018.
Human Rights Watch: UN Climate Resolution Emphasizes Protection of Disability Rights
European Disability Forum (2020). An inclusive Green Deal for Europe
Leonard Cheshire (UK): Disability and Climate Resilience Research Project
Cox, K. The impact of climate change & natural disaster on disabled people in Australia.
The Global Partnership for Disability & Development. “The Impact of Climate Change on People with Disabilities.” (2009)

Articles, Editorials and Podcast Episodes

Research and Scholarship

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