Collaboration for Resiliency and Public Health in the LA Region

Krista Kline, JD Elizabeth Rhoades, PhD Los Angeles Regional Collaborative Los Angeles County for Climate Action and Sustainability Department of Public Health

Overview

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s (DPH) climate change work –Involvement with LARC

• LARC’s Framework for Regional Climate Action and Sustainability

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Climate Change in Los Angeles means

• Higher average temperatures – More extreme heat days (over 95°F)

• Worse air quality • More acres burned by wildfires • Greater incidence of vector-borne diseases

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Inform ... and engage the general public about the nature of cli1nate change and the health co-benefits associated with taking action to reduce carbon e1nissions.

Promote ... local planning, land use transpotiation v..rater and energy policies that reduce carbon ernissions and suppo11 the design of health) and sustainable connnunities .

Provide ... guidance on cli111ate preparedness to local govenunent and con1111unity pa11ners to reduce health risks and create 1nore resilient con1111unities.

Build ... the capacity of Depai1111ental staff and progra111s to n1onitor health i111pacts integrate cli1nate preparedness, and in1prove clirnate response.

Adopt ... best 1nanage1nent practices to reduce carbon e1nissions associated with Departn1ental facilities and internal operations.

Five Point Plan to Reduce the Health Impacts of Climate Change

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Climate & Health Workshop Series

• Content: – Lecture, < 20 minutes – Brainstorming session

• Original run (2013-2014) – 16 sessions – Invited staff only

• Second run (2014-2015) – 5 core sessions – All DPH staff invited

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Workshop Content

1. Introduction to how climate change is projected to impact health globally and locally

2. Vulnerable populations and co-benefits of climate change adaptation

3. How to apply adaptive management in the context of climate action planning

4. Ten things every public health professional should know about climate change

5. How to communicate climate change-related risks to critical stakeholders

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LA CLIMATE AND HEALTH WORKSHOPS

The LA Climate & Health Workshop Series is one of the activities that the Los Angeles County Department of Public

Health is using to build healthier communities in Los Angeles that are more resilient to the impacts of climate

change.

The workshop series was developed in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of

Public Health . Dr. Hilary Godwin and her doctoral students designed lectures and brainstorming sessions to meet

the needs of the Department of Public Health.

Each workshop features:

• A lecture that is 20 minutes or less.

• An interactive brainstorming that is planned to last 40 minutes. The brainstorming sessions allow staff to

engage with material and generate ideas that inform the Department of Public Health's climate action planning.

Workshop materials are provided here as a template for other public health departments to modify to train their

own staff. We ask that you give appropriate credit to the team that developed the series. Below you'll find

recordings of the seminars, PDF copies of the presentation slides, and instructions for conducting the brainstorming

sessions.

Workshop 1: 10 Things Every Public Health Professional Should Know About Climate Change

This seminar presents the science behind climate change, with a particular focus on correcting widely-held

Workshop Content www.laregionalcollaborative.com/climateandhealth

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Leadership

• Climate Committee – Formed 2014 – Participants include County Departments

of Beaches & Harbors, Fire, Internal Services, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Regional Planning

– Working on urban heat island reduction plan

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Urban Heat Island Reduction Plan

• Benefits – Save lives – Lower energy costs – More comfortable to exercise and play outside – Improved air quality

• Components – Tree planting and maintenance – Cool roofs – Cool and permeable pavements

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Participation in LARC

• Connections with other agencies, non-profits, and researchers in the region

• Access to best science • Awareness of new and ongoing

projects region-wide • Participation in regional goal-setting,

such as with the Framework

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LA Los Angeles R<>qion:i Co aborati' "' for Climate Action and Sustainabillty

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Events, Projects, & Initiatives

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3rd Month forums

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quarterly to explore climate action

efforts in the Los Angeles region.

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In partnership with Los Angeles County Internal Services Division Office of Sustainability, recently released 2010 community GHG inventories fOr every city in LA County. These data serve as a baseline and starting point for critical climate action planning work that must occur throughout the region to comply with the mandates set forth in AB 32.

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LA's Climate Future

Dr. Hall's climate modeling is used to understand the forces shaping climate at the Los Angeles regional scale.

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From UCLA's LARC Study, 2012

Current and projected temperature extremes for Los Angeles Average annual days exceeding 95 degrees F

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AdaptLA: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Studies

In development: develop a comprehensive shoreline change and coastal erosion model for the Los Angeles region.

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LA Energy Atlas

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LA Energy Atlas

A flexible and responsive research platform

• Data collected from utilities, county assessor, building energ1y data, weather/climate models, etc.

• Shows building energy consumption from 2006-2011 in LA County

• Provides building energy profiles for cities & neighborhoods • Enables data downloading & interactivity

Useful for the State of CA, agencies, local government, utilities, and researchers

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And our biggest project ...

A Greater LA: The Framework for Climate Action & Sustainability

A practical and place-based

resource to support effective climate action planning

WHY

To minimize the burden of mandates, while maximizing the

effectiveness of action

By practitioners for practitioners

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The F amework wi i c ude:

State of the Region

Priorities and Actions

Tools & Trainings

mentation Strategies & Best Practices compendium

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Provide State of the Region Assessment

Anatyze GHG i vent.a ·es

Create ~ools and T1raiinings

ISegin bui I ding coallitiot to implement

ac.tim11s through infmrnation shairing and collaborations

Evaluate Implementation Strategies

Analysis of governance, fundifil ·• and

nanci11 g structures

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Identify Region Specific P rio rit ies

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and exi ting policy

Recommended Actions

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..... So why collaborate?

Because conversations matter.

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Thank you.

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for Clima e Acti 1on and Sus ainability

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