Climate change doesn’t just alter weather; it alters lives. Rising seas, failing crops, and prolonged droughts force families to leave behind everything familiar. I’ve met migrants who carried not suitcases, but memories, photos of homes now underwater, birth certificates from towns that no longer exist.
Displacement isn’t just movement; it’s mourning. People lose community, identity, and often, access to healthcare. The health consequences, malnutrition, infectious disease, trauma, last long after resettlement.
As nurses and responders, we must see migration not as a political issue but a humanitarian one. No one chooses to flee rising tides.
Call to Action: Educate yourself about climate migration and its health effects. Support organizations providing medical and psychosocial care for displaced communities. Awareness builds empathy; empathy fuels action.
My colleague and I presented this Climate Change presentation and you can check it out here: Our session, “Climate Change and Emergency Nursing: Responding to Rising Risks,” is now officially published on the ENA website.
Watch it here (45-minute session): https://lnkd.in/eg2cwdCC
https://ena.broadcastmed.io/p/s/climate-change-and-emergency-nursing-responding-to-rising-risks-194
Together, we discussed how climate change is increasingly shaping emergency nursing practice, highlighting the urgent need for resilience, preparedness, and evidence-based adaptation strategies in healthcare systems.
Emergency Nurses Association
In-depth Q&A: How does climate change drive human migration?
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