Conferences and symposiums Climate Change and Health - Stockholm+50 Environment Conference
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At a joint event, coordinated by the World Health Organization, Karolinska Institutet, and several other organizations the critical interface between people and pathogens, and the health-related existential threats of climate change will be discussed. This side event occurs during the 50th anniversary of the first UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm (2-3 June). Side events can be found in the agenda below.
Events during Stockholm +50
World Health Organization, UN OHCHR, UNFCCC, UNDP, International Federation of Medical Student's Associations, Karolinska Institutet
On 1 June, in connection with the 50th anniversary of the UN's first environmental conference, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Stockholm Environment Institute are arranging a one-day conference. The main focus is on how academia, through research and higher education, can contribute to the transition to a more sustainable development.
Location: Stockholm University
Livestream
Global conversation on sustainable health – how to adopt multisectoral collaboration to improve the health of the people and the planet
CESH (Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Health) and IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Associations)
Location: Scheelesalen, Tomtebodavägen 6, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Online via Zoom
Join the KI's Climate Network walking together with Fridays For future and Researchers´ Desk at the Global Climate Demonstration.
Location: Odenplan
This event will bring together various UN agencies, NGOs and academic institutions working on the intersection between the human right to health, environment, and sustainable development to discuss and elevate the 6 Prescriptions of the WHO Manifesto for a healthy and green recovery from COVID-19.
World Health Organization, UN OHCHR, UNFCCC, UNDP, International Federation of Medical Student's Associations, Karolinska Institutet
For further information about the event, the activities around it and future involvement in the issue of climate change and health, please contact Shervin Shahnavaz, who has initiated and organized the event on behalf of KI and is planning a follow-up in the autumn.
Shervin Shahnavaz
LecturerPh.D., Clinical Psychologist, and Psychotherapist at the Centre for Psychiatry Research and Centre for Education & Research at Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Region Stockholm.
Vice-Chairman of KI Council for Environment and Sustainable development.