10 - Reduced Inequalities
Le programme d’Apprentissage Adaptation et Résilience Climatiques (AARC) se déroule à temps partiel, sur 12 semaines, avec des modules en ligne, et des séances de formation en présentiel au sein d’une cohorte de pairs. Le programme d’AARC s’adresse aux personnes du Canada atlantique qui, dans le cadre de leur travail, souhaitent s’attaquer aux impacts des changements climatiques. Le programme d’AARC aide les apprenants à comprendre et à développer des compétences sur une série de sujets afin d’établir une base solide de compétences en matière d’adaptation au climat.
The Climate Adaptation & Resilience Training (CART) program is part-time, 12 weeks, with 6 online modules and face-to-face training sessions alongside a cohort of peers. Build capacity, understanding and skills in climate adaptation, for people new to community climate adaptation across Atlantic Canada. Content includes climate information for the Atlantic region, adaptation tools and resources, communication and facilitation skills, team building and collaboration, systems change and adaptation process management, and influencing change and navigating government levels.
EOS can offer presentations, workshops, webinars and hands-on experiences related to climate change. We can tailor things to meet your needs and have a variety of educational resources related to climate change adaptation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Examples shown in the images are workshops on understanding watersheds, flooding and pollution with our watershed table, hands on water quality testing with our youth Water Rangers Kits, and making and racing solar cars.
"Sometimes it’s obvious when a chemical is hazardous, for example, those that cause a rash of coughing from breathing the fumes. Other chemicals cause no immediate or clear symptoms but can have some of the most insidious long-term health effects – particularly when exposure occurs in-utero or during early childhood.
The Healthy Homes project is designed to introduce families to common in-home sources of toxins and provide practical, affordable solutions to limit potentially toxic contact in their day-to-day life.
New Brunswick is lucky to experience relatively clean air, but it remains a growing threat. More people are turning to wood-burning heating options to save money, and climate change is driving hotter, drier summers with more intense wildfires. As we've seen in the summer of 2023, the smoke from these fires can travel thousands of kilometres!
Air pollution affects everyone - especially children. Kids’ lungs are still developing. They breathe more quickly than adults, which means they breathe more air, and more air pollution.
