When adaptation actively incorporates local and traditional resources, it allows communities to prevent, respond, and recover from climate-induced outcomes relatively independently, without over-reliance on external support. This chapter focuses on the importance of local expertise and explores what it means to be a ‘healthy’ rural community responding to climate change and ecosystem disruption, including healthcare interventions that could support community-level resilience.

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Authors

Arlin Cherian¹, Diane Kim¹, Elyse Tsang¹, Sila Rogan^1,2, Dr. Stefan Grzybowski^1,2

¹ Rural Health Services Research Network of BC, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia
² Centre for Rural Health Research, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia

RHSRNbc is funded by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC.