From Extreme Events to Emerging Threats: Translating Climate and Health Research into Actionable Solutions
Where: McGill Faculty Club or online
3450 Rue McTavish, Montreal Quebec H3A 0E5
This one-day conference will examine how climate and health can be used to frame both challenges and solutions. We will explore the health impacts of both climate change disasters and emerging threats, and engage in discussions with both policy actors and community groups about the latest innovations and technologies being used to mitigate the consequences that climate change has on public health and wellbeing.
Details are coming soon, but this one-day event will include the following panels with over 20 experts and professionals in climate, environment, and health from academic institutions (McGill, University of Toronto, Dalhousie, UBC), government (Health Canada, PHAC, DRSP) and civil society.
Panel 1: From Extreme Events to Action: Safeguarding Health Against Heatwaves and Wildfires
Panel 2: Long-term and emerging climate change impacts: Mental health, Aeroallergens, and Vector-Borne Diseases
Panel 3: Advancing climate solutions with equitable health co-benefits
Panel 4: Community voices: real-world success stories and challenges of climate change resilience
View the conference agenda here.
