The IANPHI Europe Webinar entitled 'Public Health and Climate Change Challenges: Mobilizing National Public Health Institutes into multi-sectoral alliances' is the first webinar of the virtual 2020 IANPHI Europe Meeting.
The session facilitated a high-level discussion on public health and climate change challenges between national public health institutes (NPHIs) and representatives of European and international bodies involved in tackling climate change and its effects on public health. Whilst climate change is acknowledged as a priority at UN and EU levels, its effects on public health are less widely recognized.
The objective of this session was to explore how NPHIs can contribute to addressing climate change and its effects on public health through cross-sectoral alliances at national and international levels.
Speakers:
- Dr. Sébastien Denys, Department Director; Dr Mathilde Pascal, Scientific Project Manager - Environmental and Occupational Health Department, Santé publique France
- Prof. Guus Velders, Senior Scientist for air quality and climate change - Dutch Institute for Public Health and Environment
- Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health - World Health Organisation
- Dr. Catherine Ganzleben, Head of Air Pollution, Environment and Health Group - European Environment Agency
