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Course summary
This webinar is part 3 of the series Nursing on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Education for Action, developed through a collaboration between the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Nursing - Climate Resources for Health Education, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment, and Climate Action Nurses. This presentation discusses the impacts of climate change on water and food security. Participants will examine threats such as poor water management, drought, and contamination, as well as their effects on human health. Solutions for addressing these challenges and promoting regional water conservation are also explored.
What you'll learn
- Learning Objectives:
- 1. Define water security and identify threats and solutions to water security that impact human health (poor water management, rights and access, infrastructure, war and conflict, drought, poor agriculture practices, heavy metals and toxic waste, inadequate mitigation of contamination).
- 2. Discuss the impact of climate change on water (including sea level), land, crops, food storage, pest and disease.
- 3. List the factors that determine food security in different regions of the world.
- 4. Discuss the impact of climate change on communities most affected by food and water insecurity within the scope of population health promotion or planetary health.
- 5. Map the pathways that indicate how climate change impacts food security and human health outcomes.
- 6. Identify best practices and regional models in water conservation in personal use, in the workplace, and in community settings.