COP23, Momentum for Change: HL Event – Planetary Health
COP23 – Health Day
Momentum for Change: HL Event – Planetary Health
In collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation, a high-level panel of experts will explore the emerging field of Planetary Health and real solutions that balance the need for healthy communities with stewardship of natural ecosystems, related to implementing the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Moderator
- Carey Meyers (@carey_meyers), Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation (@RockefellerFdn)
Welcome remarks
- Patricia Espinosa (@PEspinosaC), Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change Secretariat (@UNFCCC)
Speakers
- Dr. Andrew Haines, Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (@LSHTMpress)
- Mr. Philip K. Davies, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health & Medical Services, Government of Fiji (@FijiRepublic)
- Dr. Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Public Health and the Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization (@WHO)
- Dr. Laura Stachel, Executive Director and Co-Founder of We Care Solar (@WeCareSolar)
- Dr. Sudhvir Singh (@sudhvir), Policy Director, EAT Foundation (@EATforum)
Gain a quick impression of what the event was about, by listening to the speakers take on the interconnection of humanity’s well-being and planet’s health.
(Link to YouTube video of the webcast recording of the whole event provided below!)
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(Mr. Philip K. Davies was so kind to attend the event in place of Dr. Samuel Myers, to whom he mistakenly was referred to while tweeting.)
(Mr. Philip K. Davies was so kind to attend the event in place of Dr. Samuel Myers, to whom he mistakenly was referred to while tweeting.)
- YouTube video of the webcast recording of the whole event
- Momentum for Change (@Momentum_UNFCCC), an initiative of the UN Climate Change secretariat (@UNFCCC) shining a light on climate action.
- COP 23 Health Day events coverage overview
- Storify (closed May 16th, 2018)
