Tripati Aradhna, Shepherd Marshall, Morris Vernon, Andrade Karen, Whyte Kyle Powys, David-Chavez Dominique M, Hosbey Justin, Trujillo-Falcón Joseph E, Hunter Brandon, Hence Deanna, Carlis DaNa, Brown Vankita, Parker William L, Geller Andrew, Reich Alex, Glackin Mary
Dr. Aradhna Tripati is Professor at Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA; Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, American Indian Studies Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Prof. Marshall Shepherd is Professor at Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Environ Justice. 2024 Feb 1;17(1):45-53. doi: 10.1089/env.2022.0048. Epub 2024 Feb 7.
Water, weather, and climate affect everyone. However, their impacts on various communities can be very different based on who has access to essential services and environmental knowledge. Structural discrimination, including racism and other forms of privileging and exclusion, affects people's lives and health, with ripples across all sectors of society. In the United States, the need to equitably provide weather, water, and climate services is uplifted by the Justice40 Initiative (Executive Order 14008), which mandates 40% of the benefits of certain federal climate and clean energy investments flow to disadvantaged communities. To effectively provide such services while centering equity, systemic reform is required. Reform is imperative given increasing weather-related disasters, public health impacts of climate change, and disparities in infrastructure, vulnerabilities, and outcomes. It is imperative that those with positional authority and resources manifest responsibility through (1) recognition, inclusion, and prioritization of community expertise; (2) the development of a stronger and more representative and equitable workforce; (3) communication about climate risk in equitable, relevant, timely, and culturally responsive ways; and (4) the development and implementation of new models of relationships between communities and the academic sector.
水、天气和气候影响着每个人。然而，基于谁能获得基本服务和环境知识，它们对不同社区的影响可能大不相同。结构性歧视，包括种族主义以及其他形式的特权和排斥，影响着人们的生活和健康，并在社会的各个部门产生连锁反应。在美国，“正义40倡议”（行政命令14008）强调了公平提供天气、水和气候服务的必要性，该倡议要求将某些联邦气候和清洁能源投资的40%的收益流向弱势社区。为了在以公平为核心的同时有效提供此类服务，需要进行系统性改革。鉴于与天气相关的灾害不断增加、气候变化对公共健康的影响以及基础设施、脆弱性和结果方面的差异，改革势在必行。拥有地位权力和资源的人必须通过以下方式履行责任：（1）承认、纳入并优先考虑社区专业知识；（2）培养一支更强大、更具代表性和公平性的劳动力队伍；（3）以公平、相关、及时且具有文化响应性的方式传达气候风险；（4）发展并实施社区与学术部门之间关系的新模式。
