Climate change, justice and public health

AbstractRecent events have put into sharp relief that the world is facing converging emergencies: health, rising inequalities, and climate change and environmental degradation.Tackling these challenges requires actions by governments, businesses, communities, and individuals, and concerted strategies across health, environmental, and social sectors. Public health has an important role to play in promoting health in a rapidly changing world, and in ensuring a broad approach to health which considers socio-economic and environmental determinants. This is particularly crucial to ensure that we achieve a net zero carbon economy while simultaneously addressing the social crisis we are facing and improving health and wellbeing for all: achieving a green, healthy and just transition, leaving no one behind regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, and income and education levels.On the closing day of the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26), this plenary will discuss the four COP26 goals of ‘Mitigation, Adaptation, Finance and Collaboration', exploring how health and equity can be further mainstreamed within these climate actions. It aims both to inform and to inspire, raising awareness about the interconnected challenges we are facing as well as discussing solutions and actions at d ifferent levels that we all can be a part of to ensure the transformational change that is needed.Speakers:Maria NeiraEnvironmental and Social Determinants of Health, WHOHans BruyninckxEuropean Enviro...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research