Navigating a Cultural Casualty in a Rising Tide: The Story of Kiribati
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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The story of kiribati
Navigating Cultural Casualty in a Rising Tide
Geography, Demographics,
& Economy
Climate Science
& Direct Health Impacts
Culture,
Social Health,
& Health Equity
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REsearch References
Photographic references
KEE
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BAAS
KEE-REE-BAAS
Geography, Demographics,
& Economy
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Map
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Geography
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Food, Water, & Sanitation
kiribati population pyramid
Central Intelligence Agency
EDIT: Population Pyramid
Demographics
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Economy
Kiribati Climate Science
& Direct Health Impacts
KIRIBATI CLIMATE SCIENCE
- Sea level rise
- Storm surge
- Ocean acidification
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ice cubes=sea Ice
Thermal Expansion
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Equatorial ocean bulge
NOAA 2008
pacific VULNERABILITY to sea level rise
Spada et. al
EDIT: Spada et al.
"...present extreme levels
will be attained more frequently, all things being equal."
-IPCC 2013
Sea Level Rise
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Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification
Oceana 2012
Direct Health Effects
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Direct health effects
- Thirst
- Malnutrition
- Drownings and injuries
- Infectious disease
- Protein deficiency
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Kiribati Adaptation Plan (KAP), 2003-2016
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International Fast-Start Climate Finance (2013)
Al Jazeera America, The Guardian, & The Telegraph
A new Homeland 1200 miles away
The Guardian, 2014
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"This is not caused by us...but I understand the realities of the world.
People care about what affects them. They don't care about things they don't feel.
My anger is not going to make the U.S. and China stop burning coal."
-President Tong, 2013
Culture, Social Health,
& Health Equity
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Culture affects
health communications, protections, and types
of treatment
"Complete physical, mental, and social well-being---not just the absence of sickness
or frailty."-CDC
Social determinants of health: a bridge between culture and health
culture as a social determinant of health
- Community
- Language
- Livelihood
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Planning for social community when constructing physical community
Social surveillance of children and elderly
CLAS:
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services
"Migration with dignity"
"a cadre of scientists with multidisciplinary and specialized skills in nontraditional fields"
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Kiribati: A Cultural casualty of climate change
- Environmental impacts
- Direct health impacts
- Defining social health
- Social determinants of health bridge culture and health
- Cultural change affects health equity
