Join a panel of experts as they share how health voices can be better heard in climate negotiations through activism, engaging future generations, and influencing climate policy. Presented by The Lancet.
#Overview
It has been recognised for decades by the global and public health community that the climate crisis is a health crisis, yet the opportunity to influence and affect change has not been fully realised.
Healthcare professionals and the healthcare sector as a whole have a crucial role to play, both in mitigating the contribution of healthcare systems towards climate change globally, and also advocating for collective action to protect the populations they serve and that are affected by climate change. However, health voices often remain a minor factor in formal climate negotiations.
This Spotlight on Health and Climate Change Lancet Webinar explores how health voices can be better heard in climate negotiations by discussing the benefits and mechanisms of bringing a louder health voice into the climate policy arena and examining why the health voice remains relegated to the sidelines – with at best a single day of events, instead of being a fundamental and central feature that underlies all climate policy. Our expert panellists will share knowledge and perspectives on various aspects of the interplay between health and climate, such as activism, engaging future generations, and influencing climate policy. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session.
#Speakers
- Tamara Lucas, Executive Editor, The Lancet, UK
- Chloe Wilson, Senior Editor, The Lancet, UK
- Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh
- Rhiannon Osborne, Junior Doctor, The People's Health Movement, UK
- Lujain Alquodmani, Director of Global Action, EAT, Norway
- Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University, Malaysia
- Stella Hartinger, Director, Lancet Countdown South America, Peru