Your Health and a Changing Climate: Newsletter - Volume 3

Publications and Conferences

Recent Publications

Climate Change and Health: Research Report

This publication highlights the work of Health Canada's research networks that make up C-CIARN Health in identifying the need for new knowledge to better understand the relationship between climate change and human health. It also profiles the accomplishments of selected Canadian researchers.

To access an electronic copy, visit  www.c-ciarn.ca/health or to order a hard copy, contact Marcia Armstrong at marcia_armstrong@hc-sc.gc.ca

World Disasters Report 2004 -- This report published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies studies resilience of communities in disaster situations. Chapter 2 of the publication is on heat waves in Europe in the summer of 2003 and the need of preparing for changing climate in coming years.

For more information and to download the report, visit:  www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2004

Integration of Public Health with Adaptation to Climate Change: Lessons learned and new directions. Edited by Kristie L. Ebi, Joel B. Smith, and Ian Burton. Taylor & Francis, London, UK. 2005.

Upcoming Events

2nd Annual Canadian Risk and Hazard Network Symposium -- Toronto, Ontario. November 17-19, 2005

For more information, visit  www.crhnet2005.yorku.ca

Bridging the Distance: Rural and Northern Health Research -- Quebec City, Quebec. October 27-29, 2005.

For more information, visit:  www.crhrs-scrsr.usask.ca/quebec2005/

Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention 11 (CoP11)/Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol 1 (MoP1) -- Palais des Congrès, Montreal, Quebec. November 28-December 9, 2005.

For more information, visit  www.unfccc.int

United Nations Climate Change Conference -- Montreal

November 28 -- December 9, 2005

Parallel Event -- Health Focus

Organized by Health Canada & World Health Organization Place Guy Favreau, Montreal Thursday, December 1, 2005 1-5 pm

Preliminary Program

Risk Assessment Panel -- approaches to risk assessment of climate change and health impacts

Many approaches are available that can be tailored to different levels of data, knowledge and resource availability. They all yield useful results for policymakers to manage the risks of climate change to health.

Moderator -- Kris Ebi, (Exponent Health Group, U. S.)

• Canadian Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment -- Jacinthe Séguin (Health Canada) and Pierre Gosselin (CHUQ, Université Laval)
  
• Threats of Climate change to Health in Water-stressed Regions -- Mr. Hamed Bakir (Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities, Jordan)
  
• Methods to assess the multiple impacts and responses to climate change -- the example of Europe -- Bettina Menne (World Health Organization -- Europe Region)
  
• Estimating Climate Change Burden of Disease -- Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum (World Health Organization --Headquarters)
  
• Health Vulnerability and Adaptation in Small Island States - Carlos Corvalan (World Health Organization Headquarters) and Dr. Lepani Waqatakireva (Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Health, Fiji)
  
• Regional workshops for high-altitude regions and China (tentative)
  

Risk Management Panel -- the local to national role in managing the risks of climate change to health

Each level of governance plays an important role in planning for climate change and minimizing health impacts, at all three levels of response -- prediction of climate changes relevant to health, detection of climate events resulting in possible health impacts, and prevention of health impacts.

Moderator -- Carlos Corvalan, (World Health Organization, Switzerland)

• The Challenges of Malaria Control in Africa -- Andrew Githeko, Kenya
  
• Public Health Responses to Extreme Weather Events - Bettina Menne (WHO Euro), Maria Hauengue (Mozambique Ministry of Health)
  
• Lessons learned from public health on the process of adaptation - Kris Ebi (Exponent Health Group, U.S.)
  
• Developing Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change: Lessons from Canadian Inuit Communities -- Chris Furgal (Université Laval)
  
• Psycho-social Effects of Disasters and Community Resiliency -- Anie Kalayjian (President, Association for Disaster and Mass Trauma Studies, U. S.)
  

For more information, contact Marcia Armstrong at marcia_armstrong@hc-sc.gc.ca

Coming in November

Issue# 11 of Health Canada's Health Policy Research Bulletin on Climate Change and Health.

For electronic copies of past Bulletins, visit: www.hc-sc.gc.ca

For More Information on Climate Change and Health Visit: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/cc,  www.c-ciarn.ca/health or email us at: climatinfo@hc-sc.gc.ca