How can we build mental resilience to climate change?
Experts say being hit by extreme weather such as wildfires or hurricanes can also damage our mental health. How can we fight back against "climate trauma"?
How can we protect our mental health from climate change related trauma? Can family, friends and community help to boost recovery and resilience in places hit by extreme weather?
Graihagh Jackson finds out about a local support network called "After The Fire", set up following the wildfires which swept through Northern California in 2017. And she hears how the Manobo tribe in the Philippines are protecting their community from flooding and typhoons.
Plus, we hear some top tips about mental health first aid, and how to build psychological resilience, from Jyoti Mishra, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California and Dr. John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta, Associate Professor at the de La Salle University in the Philippines.
You can find out more about the story from the Philippines by following the link to an article by our friends at 麻豆官网首页入口 Future Planet.
Presenter: Graihagh Jackson
Producer: Diane Richardson
For 麻豆官网首页入口 Future Planet: Gab Mejia, Ivan Torres, Jeremy Riggall and Isabelle Gerretsen
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts
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