,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cfg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4 ,espaillat 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 and ,ms4 ,omar7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the ,united ,states and around the world1 and that it is the responsibility of the ,united ,states ,government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice and climate justice4 ,whereas climate change poses an existential threat for this generation and generations to come2 ,whereas the world is already experiencing the omnipresent danger of climate change2 ,whereas the recent1 current1 and future impacts of changes in the ,earth's climate present real and immediate dangers to the ,united ,states and countries around the world2 ,whereas there needs to be a global approach to addressing issues of climate change and emergency preparedness2 ,whereas climate change is a threat multiplier to global conflicts1 leading to droughts1 floods1 hurricanes1 heat waves1 fires1 natural disasters1 and food shortages1 in turn exacerbating competition and conflict over resources1 displacing large populations1 and creating migration and refugee crises2 ,whereas the ,fourth ,national ,climate ,assessment is in agreement with the scientific community that the evidence of human-caused climate change is overwhelming and continues to strengthen2 ,whereas the ,paris ,agreement acknowledges that all ,parties should1 when taking action to address climate change1 respect1 promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights1 the right to health1 the rights of indigenous peoples1 local communities1 migrants1 children1 persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development1 as well as gender equality1 empowerment of women and intergenerational equity2 ,whereas the ,paris ,agreement notes the importance of climate justice when mitigating and adapting to climate change and recognizes the need for an effective and progressive response to the urgent threat of climate change2 ,whereas the ,fourth ,national ,climate ,assessment states that people who are already vulnerable1 including lower-income communities and other marginalized communities1 have lower capacity to prepare for and cope with extreme weather and climate-related events and are expected to experience greater impacts2 ,whereas the ,intergovernmental ,panel on ,climate ,change ,special ,report on ,global ,warming of #a4e ,c acknowledges that already vulnerable and marginalized communities include communities of color1 indigenous peoples1 and agrarian communities1 among others1 and that these communities experience disproportionate impacts of climate change2 ,whereas the ,world ,health ,organization finds that #g1jjj1jjj people die prematurely every year from diseases exacerbated by air pollution1 a major contributor to climate change1 around #ij percent of which are in low- and middle-income countries2 ,whereas the ,world ,health ,organization considers air pollution as the greatest environmental risk to health1 and estimates that between #bjcj and #bjej1 climate change is expected to cause #bej1jjj additional deaths per year1 from malnutrition1 malaria1 diarrhea and heat stress2 ,whereas a recent study published in the ,proceedings of the ,national ,academy of ,sciences of the ,united ,states of ,america1 ,black and ,hispanic individuals in the ,united ,states face #ef percent and #fc percent more exposure to air pollution1 respectively1 that is caused by their consumption of goods and services that generate fine particulate matter2 ,whereas disparities in poverty and health will only increase as climate change becomes more extreme2 ,whereas heat islands1 urban areas with little green space leading to constantly higher temperatures1 disproportionately harm the health and well-being of people of color and the elderly2 ,whereas access to clean water1 in the ,united ,states and around the globe1 is severely impacted by climate change1 adversely affecting communities of color that already struggle with clean water access2 ,whereas studies demonstrate that catastrophic hurricanes impacting the ,united ,states and ,caribbean nations in recent years have been magnified by the effects of climate change2 ,whereas families in the dry corridor of ,honduras1 ,guatemala1 and ,el ,salvador lost up to #hj percent of their corn and bean crops in both the first and second harvest seasons of #bjah due to drought2 ,whereas #cjj1jjj subsistence farmers in ,guatemala reported crop loss because of low rainfall at the end of the year2 ,whereas rising temperatures1 more extreme weather events1 and increasingly unpredictable rainfall patterns disrupt agricultural cycles1 endangering the livelihood of ,central ,american farmers and driving migration2 ,whereas in southern ,africa1 crop yield losses compounded by climate change would increase food prices by an average of #ab percent by #bjcj1 placing a drastic strain on poor households1 who spend as much as #fj percent of their income on food1 the resulting malnutrition could lead to a #bc percent increase in severe stunting of normal growth and development2 ,whereas #hjj1jjj1jjj people in ,south ,asia depend on water from the ,himalayas1 and as temperatures warm and the ice recedes1 the combination of droughts and the reduced flow threaten ,nepal's tourism industry as well as the lives of rural farmers2 ,whereas ,small ,island ,developing ,states acutely face health risks resulting from climate change1 which increases flooding due to sea-level rise and raises exposure to infectious diseases due to the contamination of freshwater supplies2 ,whereas the ,climate ,change and the ,cost of ,capital in ,developing ,countries report of the ,united ,nations ,environment ,programme finds that in the last ten years1 climate vulnerability has cost the twenty nations most affected by catastrophes rooted in climate change an additional #fb1jjj1jjj1jjj in interest payments alone2 and ,whereas the #bjad ,quadrennial ,defense ,review for the ,department of ,defense highlights that climate change influences resource competition while placing additional burdens on economies1 societies1 and government institutions around the world1 serving as threat multipliers that will aggravate stressors abroad such as poverty1 environmental degradation1 political instability1 and social tensions--conditions that can enable terrorist activity and other forms of violence3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the ,united ,states and around the world1 and that it is the responsibility of the ,united ,states ,government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice and climate justice2 7#b7 recognizes that all efforts to adapt to and mitigate climate change must include specific protections for and acknowledgment of the harm to communities of color1 indigenous peoples1 and other frontline communities around the world2 7#c7 recognizes that mitigating climate change must be a global endeavor1 in which the ,united ,states should act as a leader among the international community2 7#d7 urges the ,united ,states ,government to expand collaboration and cooperation among its global partners to pursue policies that prioritize climate adaptation among vulnerable and disadvantaged communities1 given the disproportionate impact climate change has on minority communities1 who are least responsible for the causes of climate change yet bear the greatest burden of its effects2 7#e7 expresses the need for all countries to promote vulnerable community-focused adaptation to occur across all sectors1 including in agriculture1 infrastructure1 and health2 7#f7 recognizes and encourages all countries to undertake inclusive stakeholder engagement when developing policies to address environmental justice and climate justice2 and 7#g7 expresses that immediate1 multilateral action is needed to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in order to mitigate the effects of climate change4