Social work for a greener planet: reframing social work skills and education to mitigate the climate crisis

Cogent Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

The warming of the planet and currently increasing evidence climate crisis compel social workers to prepare themselves their students shoulder new roles develop models education. This focused literature review provides work educator or activist with essential suggested materials in order teach and/or lead community projects this area. It starts by providing details direct indirect effects proposes two main approaches used mitigation: first derives from identifying populations at risk heat extreme weather events emphasizes future planning inter-sectorial collaboration on how provide services affected populations. second focuses preparing meet needs vulnerable climate-related disasters, using a framework pro-active disaster management. Additional for addressing eco-anxiety environmental justice, examples Global North South are detailed. half paper suggests appropriate educational tools that may be incorporated teaching about crisis. Suggested reading is included.

Language: Английский

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Refugees, Displaced Persons, or Economic Migrants?

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 20, 2025

Abstract This chapter examines the collective nature of mobility responses generated in response to climate change. Whether impacted populations are forcibly displaced, relocate preserve livelihoods, or strive remain place, myriad social, economic, political, and biophysical changes that unfold a changing often induce action geared toward ameliorating challenges relocation preserving place-based social cultural ties. Climate-related mobilities difficult categorize within existing migration classificatory systems. further complicates prospects for vulnerable obtain support, protection, capacity exercise self-determination deciding if, when, how move as effects change become more pronounced. takes global perspective with special attention cases Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, well Global North.

Language: Английский

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Impacts of Climate Change on Health and Health Services in Northern New South Wales, Australia: A Rapid Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(13), P. 6285 - 6285

Published: July 3, 2023

Climate change is exposing populations to increasing temperatures and extreme weather events in many parts of Australia. To prepare for climate challenges, there a growing need Local Health Districts (LHDs) identify potential health impacts their region strengthen the capacity system respond accordingly. This rapid review summarised existing evidence research gaps on impact services Northern New South Wales (NSW)—a ‘hotspot’ disaster declarations. We systematically searched online databases selected 11 peer-reviewed studies published between 2012–2022 NSW region. The most explored outcome was mental aftermath floods droughts, followed by increased healthcare utilisation due respiratory, cardiovascular mortality outcomes associated with bushfire smoke or heat waves. Future directions were recommended understand: compounding system, local data needs that can better inform models predict future risks region, vulnerable require whole-of-system response during different phases disasters. In conclusion, provided LHD may undertake adaptation mitigation policies strategies relevant

Language: Английский

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Factors Influencing Climate-Induced Evacuation in Coastal Cities: The Case of Shanghai

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 2883 - 2883

Published: March 24, 2025

Against the backdrop of global climate change, extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, typhoons, tsunamis, and rising sea levels, have become frequent, posing unprecedented challenges to human society. As an important strategy for coastal cities respond climate-induced evacuation is influenced by complex diverse factors. This study delves into driving mechanisms population migration willingness, revealing dynamic balance push, pull, resistance factors their interaction with individual value orientations affecting decisions. By constructing a Logistic Regression Model, this research quantitatively analyzes significant impacts personal circumstances, family characteristics, living conditions, risk perception, compensation relocation, supportive policies on using Shanghai case study. The findings indicate that age, education level, household size, housing type, are key Building upon multidimensional capital threshold response patterns identified in research, proposes three-phase progressive policy framework: initially, establishing integrated human–material–social framework implement tiered relocation incentive programs, which address decision window constraints through cognitive empowerment asset replacement strategies; subsequently, creating adjustment mechanism developing toolkits aligned inverted U-shaped utility curves while enhancing synergistic effects between cultural cognition transformation vocational training; ultimately, innovating institutional–cultural co-governance paradigm rebalances public service dependency place attachment spatial equity redistribution. Specific recommendations encompass designing modular curricula, social network transplantation mechanisms, piloting citizenship regimes, cross-border governance knowledge platforms. These interventions encompassing restructuring, responsiveness, adaptation offer valuable insights resolving “development resilience–migration inertia” paradox cities.

Language: Английский

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Mental health of vulnerable groups experiencing a drought or bushfire: a systematic review

Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 49

Published: April 13, 2023

Natural hazards are increasing because of climate change, and they disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Prior reviews the mental health consequences natural hazard events have not focused on particular experiences groups. Based expected increase in fires droughts coming years, aim this systematic review is to synthesize global evidence about populations after experiencing hazards. We searched databases such as Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL PsycInfo using a strategy, which yielded 3,401 publications. identified 18 eligible studies conducted five different countries with 15,959 participants. The most common vulnerabilities were living rural area, occupying low socioeconomic position, being member an ethnic minority having medical condition. Common reported by individuals affected drought included worry, hopelessness, isolation suicidal thoughts behaviors. Those fire posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) anger. These problems exacerbated existing challenges. base communities can be improved including standardized measures comparison groups, examining role intersectional vulnerabilities, disaggregating data routinely allow for analyses communities. Such efforts will help ensure that programs informed understanding unique needs these

Language: Английский

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The political ecology of wildfire: Media and the politics of blame in the Evros wildfires in Greece

Trees Forests and People, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100682 - 100682

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Climate Change-Induced Migration and Mental Health or Displacement

Advances in psychology, mental health, and behavioral studies (APMHBS) book series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 199 - 211

Published: Jan. 29, 2024

For the majority of people, moving abroad is already a difficult decision that brings on worry. Unfortunately, consequences extreme climate change are forcing people to migrate throughout globe, causing suffering. Consequences include soil erosion, natural disasters, sea level rise, and agricultural damage. An unstoppable chain reaction sparked by these impacts. It starts environmental issues, which grow into biological directly indirectly impact people's bodies, minds, social structures. Furthermore, if nothing done stop it, this kind displacement isn't decreasing at all will just continue rise. This chapter aims provide accurate information about migration brought change, with focus psychological effects; however, it also briefly discusses physical socioeconomic ones.

Language: Английский

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More than a feeling: the complex interplay of trauma, emotions, and mental health in post-disaster contexts

Environmental Sociology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(4), P. 475 - 485

Published: June 18, 2024

While disasters and other forms of environmental change are known to carry emotional mental health consequences, these consequences have received limited attention from sociologists. In response, I employ 51 interviews with survivors the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, nearby wildfires, professionals involved wildfire recovery policy develop an agenda framework for better integration emotions into sociological climate disaster research. Thematic principles identified through in-depth reveal deep intricate intersections among trauma, emotions, health, tangible elements like housing, migration, inequality formation. Findings intended guide support future research along include need enhanced temporal distinctions short- long-term recovery; that trauma underlying or outcomes may arise well after a as function processes themselves; view reciprocal drivers success failure; advisability needs professionals. sum, suggest influence several fields emphasize productive collaboration.

Language: Английский

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Millions of climate refugees are coming!’ A critical media discourse analysis on climate change-induced migrants in Flemish press

Environmental Sociology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(4), P. 486 - 498

Published: June 19, 2024

The rise in research, policy and news on climate change-induced migration has grown exponentially over the last two decades. Migration related to global warming is increasingly portrayed as inevitable used mobilise people act immediately against change. By analysing discourse of Flemish media journals (De Standaard Het Laatste Nieuws) Belgian national agency (Belga), indexed by GoPress database (1985–2022), this paper aims present how change are linked each other media, differs across outlets, reflects potential outcomes framing. Results indicate that climate-induced often an apocalyptic way seen threat needs be avoided. terminology portrayals not line with scientific evidence topic.

Language: Английский

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Reimagining Broken Landscapes as Part of the Transition in the Hunter Valley, NSW

Sustainable development goals series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 35 - 50

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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