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Are disabled people forgotten in climate disaster plans?

Are disabled people forgotten in climate disaster plans?

The Climate Question vor 3 Jahren

How do we include disabled people in preparations for extreme weather events?

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About 16 percent of the world’s population is thought to be
disabled, but they are still 2 to 4 times more likely to be
injured or killed in a natural disaster than those who are not
disabled. Emma Tracey, from the BBC’s Access All podcast,
investigates for The Climate Question, meeting disabled people
who have dealt with extreme weather events first hand. As well as
those who are researching and enforcing change, even in the
places you’d least expect it Emma is joined by:

Sébastien Jodoin, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law of
McGill University, Canada Kera Sherwood-O'Regan, an Indigenous
and disabled climate justice advocate, New Zealand Gaele Sobott,
writer, living in Sydney, Australia Kemi Yemi-Ese, visual artist
from Austin Texas, US Setareki Macanawai CEO, Pacific Disability
Forum based in Fiji Presenter: Emma Tracey, BBC Access All
Producers: Octavia Woodward and Jordan Dunbar Series Producer:
Simon Watts Editor: China Collins Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill, Jacqui Johnson