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1Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW), Toronto, Canada. sheila@crewtoronto.ca.
Summary
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) can serve as crucial resilience hubs for climate emergencies. Public health initiatives should adopt more community-engaged approaches for equitable climate preparedness.
Area of Science:
- Community-based participatory research
- Public health preparedness
- Climate change adaptation
Background:
- Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are increasingly recognized for their potential role in community resilience.
- Disadvantaged urban environments face significant climate-related stresses and extreme weather events.
- Existing public health approaches often have gaps in ensuring equitable climate change preparedness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the role of FBOs as resilience hubs in urban climate emergencies.
- To examine the contribution of public health to climate resilience initiatives.
- To advocate for more participatory and community-engaged public health strategies.
Main Methods:
- The Lighthouse Project (2017-2018) involved pilot initiatives in three Canadian cities.
- Methods included training FBO volunteers, network building, and establishing working groups.
- Engagement strategies involved cold calling, workshops, and participation in local events.
Main Results:
- Brampton established a contractual relationship with an FBO for emergency response.
- Hamilton saw the emergence of a multi-stakeholder network for climate preparedness.
- Toronto formed a residents' working group for neighbourhood well-being and emergency response.
Conclusions:
- Multi-stakeholder partnerships enhance neighborhood-level climate resilience.
- Public Health can significantly contribute to climate resilience efforts.
- Community development designs can catalyze collaborations for on-the-ground climate adaptation.
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