Health impacts of climate change: Advancing the European adaptation agenda to 2030
Policy conference.
Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st century and its effects increasingly occur in Europe, too. As extreme weather events and health impacts intensify, the urgency to act on adaptation and mitigation increases.
It will be possible to follow this seminar online. The link is at the bottom of this page.
About
Completed: 19.9.2023
Norway House, Rue Archimede, Brussels, Belgium
Cicero
This conference will share new knowledge and insights from science on health and climate change. Topics range from health impacts on environmental and occupational heat, air pollution, infectious disease to inequalities. Researchers and experts, will provide recommendations for evidence-based policy-making to better protect health.
Confirmed speakers include:
Mr. Kurt Vandenberghe, DG Climate Action, European Commission
Mr. Hans Stausboll, DG INTPA, European Commission
Mr. Philippe Roux, DG SANTE, European Commisson
Ms. Chiara Martinelli, Climate Action Network Europe
Ms. Mette Petersen, Red Cross EU Office
Ms. Miriam Weber, WHO Healthy Cities Network/Utrecht
Ms. Anne Stauffer, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL)
Ms. Aleksandra Kazmierczak, European Environment Agency (EEA)
Ms. Kristin Aunan, CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Norway
Ms. Adelaide Lusambili, Aga Khan University, Kenya
Mr. Andreas Flouris, University of Thessaly, Greece
Mr. Vincent Pagiwa, University of Botswana
Ms. Caroline Muthoni, Aga Khan University, Kenya
Ms. Alexandra Schneider, Helmholtz Munich, Germany
Ms. Grace Turner, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Ms. Tilly Alcayna, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Ms. Sari Kovats, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Mr. Jason Glaser, La Isla Network, USA
A detailed programme will be made available here closer to the date.