Queenslanders to benefit from health plan to combat climate change impacts

In the aftermath of the king tides that swept through streets and homes in the Torres Strait early last month, Queensland Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford called on governments at every level to take the need for protection of low-lying communities more seriously.

Grey's Bay, Bowen Queensland.

“Whether people are believers or not in climate change, sea levels are rising and governments need to do something about it,” he said.

The post below, by Sue Cooke and Fiona Armstrong from the Climate and Health Alliance, and Dr David Rissik, Project Manager at the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, relates to an important consultation that is currently occurring in Queensland.

Read the Croakey story by Sue Cooke, Fiona Armstrong and David Rissik - “Queenslanders to benefit from health plan to combat climate change impacts.”