The Tribal Climate Change Guide is part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project (TCCP). The TCCP is part of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF), is an independent, Indigenous-led, conservation 501(c)(3) nonprofit established on the Colville Indian Reservation in the traditional territory of the Nespelem Tribe in present-day north central Washington State. LF supports the restoration and cultivation of native Plant and Pollinator Relatives and the culturally respectful conservation of habitats and ecosystems which are climate resilient and adaptive. For more information about LF, visit: https://thepnwlf.org/. For more information about the Tribal Climate Change Project, visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/. If you would like to add information to this guide, please email kathy.lynn.or@gmail.com.

 

How climate change and air pollution can affect your health

Type
Literature
Publication
Mohney, G. 2017. How climate change and air pollution can affect your health.
Year Published
2017
Organization
ABC
Description

The World Health Organization reports exposure to airborne pollutants increases the risk of numerous cardiovascular diseases including stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. They estimate approximately 3 million deaths a year are linked to exposure to outdoor air pollution.