Publié le Mercredi 29 novembre
On Tuesday, November 28th, The Transition Institute 1.5 organized its seventh Webinar TTI.5, focusing on “Health and Climate: a dangerous connection
According to the Organisation mondiale de la Santé (World Health Organization), climate change is responsible for at least 150,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, a number that could double by 2030. Among the serious consequences of global warming mentioned are the development of infectious diseases, heatwaves, the loss of agricultural productivity leading to malnutrition, and an increase in respiratory diseases.
In 2022, Santé Publique France (the national public health agency) included climate change as a priority issue in its programming.
Program of the Webinar
- « Climate Change and Human Health: Threats and Opportunities » [Original title in French: « Changement climatique et santé humaine : menaces et opportunités »], by Rémy SLAMA | Research Director at INSERM.
Environmental epidemiologist, graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, and agricultural engineer, Rémy SLAMA leads the Public Health Thematic Institute and the environmental epidemiology team at the Institute for the Advancement of Biosciences (Inserm, CNRS, University of Grenoble-Alpes). His work aims to characterize the influence of environmental contaminants (air pollutants, endocrine disruptors, exposome), particularly in the context of early exposures, on human health. He was a visiting professor at the Collège de France, where he held the Annual Public Health Chair from 2021 to 2022. - Access to his presentation [FR]
- « Me and My City: Biomonitoring of Fine Particles and Their Impact on Health – What Can I Do? » [Original title in French: « Moi et ma ville : Biomonitoring des particules fines et leur impact sur la santé – Que puis-faire ? »], by Christine FRANKE | Teacher-Researcher in the GEOSCIENCES Mines Paris – PSL.
As a trained geophysicist and sedimentologist, Christine FRANKE’s research focuses on the reconstruction of ancient natural environments, assessing the impacts of the Anthropocene, quantifying sediment budgets, and tracing particles and contaminants in the air-water-soil continuum. She is also a founding member of the EcorcAir project, which maps pollution in cities by collecting plane tree bark. - Access to her presentation [FR]
- « In English, and within quotation marks: ‘Saving Human Lives in the Face of New Temperatures » [Original title in French: « Sauver des vies humaines face aux nouvelles températures »], by François LÉVÊQUE | Teacher-Researcher in the CERNA Mines Paris – PSL.
François LÉVÊQUE teaches industrial economics and energy economics. His research activities focus on competition and antitrust, gas, electricity, and energy transition. He has published numerous scientific articles and books on these subjects. His upcoming work is centered on adaptation to climate change (to be published in 2024 by Odile Jacob). - Access to his presentation [FR]