Cop28 – SISC Side Event

SISC organises a SIDE event at COP 28 will take place from 30 November until 12 December 2023 in Dubai.
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SIDE EVENT COP28

Saturday, 02 Dec 2023 – h 18:30—20:00 (SE Room 6)

Climate Change and Health: The Role of Academic Institutions and Future Research Directions

Organisers: The University of Arizona, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Società Italiana per le Scienze del Clima (SISC), University of California
 
Abstract: The event will highlight the need for accelerating sustainable development in addressing water and health infrastructure for adaptation and resilience, the role of academic institutions, the need to harness new research approaches, and the link between climate change and global health action points for global governance.

 

AGENDA
 

Introduction and Overview Facilitator Q&A- Session Moderator:
Arianne Teherani, University of California, San Francisco, US
 
Climate Change and Health, and the Role of Academic Institutions and Future Research Directions
Arianne Teherani and Jennifer Monroe-Zakaras, University of California Center for Climate Health and Equity
 
How Social Determinants of Health are Shaping Climate Change Resilience and Health Outcomes in Tanzania
Taylor Simmons, University of Arizona, College of Public Health
 
Harnessing the potential of new approaches, to climate and health research such as AI techniques and advanced statistical methods
– Climate and Human Health: Can Artificial Intelligence Help Future Global Challenges?

Vito Telesca, University of Basilicata – Italian Society for Climate Science (SISC)
– Exploiting the potential of approaches for the localization of climate data in urban environments and statistical methods for the heat-health nexus
Marta Ellena, Euro-Mediterranean Center of Climate Change (CMCC), Alfredo Reder, Euro-Mediterranean Center of Climate Change (CMCC) – Italian Society for Climate Science (SISC)
 
Converging pathways for global health and climate governance
Aparna Roy, Observer Research Foundation, India (highlight the inextricable link between climate change and global health and present key action points for converging pathways for global governance to ensure climate justice and health equity)
 
Closing and Q&A
 
You can follow the event thought the UNFCCC YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/UnfcccInt/playlists