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Contributed by: Glen Hoos, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation Nika Zondag, a 22-year-old Vancouverite, serves as the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation’s Sustainability Ambassador. Thanks to a Climate and Disability Community Action Grant awarded to DSRF by Eviance, Nika is raising awareness across Canada about the growing impact of climate change on disabled people.

Contributed by: Environmental Health Association of Québec (ASEQ-EHAQ) Climate change affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone equally. For people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), climate-related events such as wildfire smoke, extreme heat, power outages, and emergency evacuations can quickly become health emergencies.