The NAM hosted the virtual Climate Communities Listening Session on December 8 to share more about the Climate Communities Network, a forthcoming initiative of the NAM’s Grand Challenge on Climate Change, Human Health, and Equity (Climate Grand Challenge).
The combined, intersecting impact of climate change and structural racism has contributed to and exacerbated health inequities among historically and currently marginalized communities in the U.S. These communities are often not equitably engaged as partners in the related research, policy, intervention, and funding decisions that affect their community’s health. The NAM aims to bolster this kind of engagement by launching the Climate Communities Network.
The Climate Communities Network will bring together community leaders, identified through an application process, in U.S. regions disproportionately impacted by climate change to work collaboratively on solutions to climate-related health inequities faced by their communities. The Network will also inform the work of the Climate Grand Challenge. Thank you to the community leaders and other experts and interested parties who attended the listening session to provide feedback on key aspects of this initiative prior to its launch.
Learn more at nam.edu/ClimateCommunities.
