Conference on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States: Focus on the Caribbean

Event time: 
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - 12:00pm to Friday, October 8, 2021 - 5:00pm
Event description: 

Join the Caribbean community and international partners for a virtual “Conference on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States: Focus on the Caribbean”: 4 days (October 5 – 8, 2021) of immersion in the science of climate change and health in the Caribbean, identifying knowledge gaps, posing solutions, resource sharing, networking, and empowerment. Together we will work to address the critical public health issue of climate change, and find sustainable ways to live healthy lives. English, Spanish, and French interpretation will be available. 

Sessions will cover:

October 5, 2021: The Varied Effects of Climate Change on Health

October 6, 2021: Immediate Health Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

October 7, 2021: The Health Sector and its Role in Addressing Climate Change and Health

October 8, 2021: Participation, Representation, and Collaboration to Implement the Research Agenda 

Register By October 3rd here
 
Agenda here
 
Key Partners here
 
Supported by the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund, the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies at The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the European Union, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, the Yale Institute for Global Health, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Guardian Group Charitable Foundation