Health adaptation policy for climate vulnerable groups: a ‘critical computational linguistics’ analysis
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BACKGROUND: Many countries are developing or reviewing national adaptation policy for climate change but the extent to which these meet the health needs of vulnerable groups has not been assessed. This study examines the adequacy of such policies for nine known climate-vulnerable groups: people with mental health conditions, Aboriginal people, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, aged people, people with disabilities, rural communities, children, women, and socioeconomically disadvantaged people. METHODS: The study analyses an exhaustive sample of national adaptation policy documents from Annex 1 ('developed') countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: 20 documents from 12 countries. A 'critical computational linguistics' method was used involving novel software-driven quantitative mapping and traditional critical discourse analysis. RESULTS: The study finds that references to vulnerable groups are relatively little present or non-existent, as well as poorly connected to language about practical strategies and socio-economic contexts, both also little present. CONCLUSIONS: The conclusions offer strategies for developing policy that is better informed by a 'social determinants of health' definition of climate vulnerability, consistent with best practice in the literature and global policy prescriptions.
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Policy documents on climate change from 12 countries made little or no reference to nine vulnerable groups, including people with mental illness.
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- Authors
- Seidel, B. M., & Bell, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Seidel, Bastian M
- ORCID
- Seidel, Bastian M
- Venue
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2014-11-28
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1235-1235
- ISSN
- 1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4320503
- OpenAlex
- W2139398151
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
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- en
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Keywords
- climate adaptation policy, health adaptation, social determinants of health, mental health, Aboriginal peoples, older adults, people with disabilities, rural communities, children, women, socioeconomic deprivation, policy adequacy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aging, Culture, Female, Persons with Disabilities, Disabled Persons, Health Policy, Humans, Linguistics, Male, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors, United Nations, Vulnerable Populations, Population Groups, Climate Change
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