We are burning up and drowning: Plan, act, do: Health’s job in the climate change emergency

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We are burning up and drowning: Plan, act, do: Health’s job in the climate change emergency

Robin Barraclough
Wairoa flooding CR NZDF
Vast swathes of rural and small-town New Zealand in multiple regions have been devastated in weather events that will recur – and must be planned for [Image: NZDF]

Why is the health sector crucial if New Zealand is to play its part in climate action and save lives, livelihoods and communities? Robin Barraclough explains

"It’s depressing to consider, but I suspect the deluge in Auckland will prove to be far more consequential to the well-off’s awareness of climate chan