Planning for the Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change in Washington State
Few climate action plans adequately identify or describe how to address disparities.
Few climate action plans adequately identify or describe how to address disparities.
There are both immediate and long term threats.
The data shows communities of color in Washington, like elsewhere, are disproportionately impacted by the burning of fossil fuels which leads to climate change.
Social connections (or social isolation), economic stability, quality of housing, access to transportation, and more combine to create the adaptive capacity of a community
Air pollution disproportionately affects communities of color and low-income communities. But do these trends hold true here in the Evergreen state?
Communities of color, people with lower incomes, and indigenous people are on the frontlines of climate and environmental change.
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