SDE Seminar Series towards
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health – SDE - PAHO/WHO
Third Seminar on:
Climate Change and health in the context of
Climate change will figure prominently in the
In this Seminar, speakers will address climate change and health concerns, with specific references to actions in countries, linking the process to the Rio Conference.
February 22, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Eastern Standard Time (
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Website PAHO/WHO Rio+20 at: http://bit.ly/oxoRdS
Moderator – Dr Carlos Corvalan, Senior Advisor, Risk Assessment and Global Environmental Change
Translation will be available: English and Spanish
Report: Consultative Meeting on Health and Sustainable Development Rio+20 http://bit.ly/yyrhI4
Reporte: Reunión de consulta sobre Salud y Desarrollo Sostenible en la Región de las Américas San Paulo Noviembre 2011 http://bit.ly/w8WHHz
Reporte: Consulta preparatoria de la OPS para la "Cumbre de la Tierra 2012" Rio+20 http://bit.ly/xeH4hj
Agenda
12:00 pm – Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Carlos Corvalan, Senior Advisor, Risk Assessment and Global Environmental Change, PAHO/WHO
12:05 pm – Climate Change and Health: Key messages for Rio+20 – Dr. George Luber,
12:15 pm - An experience of adaptation to the climate change in
12:25 pm - The experience of
12:35 pm -
– Dr Pierre Gosselin
12:45 pm Q & A Moderator: Dr. Carlos Corvalan, Senior Advisor, Risk Assessment and Global Environmental Change, PAHO/WHO
12:55 pm Discussion and comments. Dr. Carlos Santos Burgoa, Regional Advisor Sustainable Development and Environmental Health PAHO/WHO
12:55 - 01:00 pm Wrap-up
How to participate:
In person:
PAHO/WHO
Online: via Elluminate link:
- Spanish room: www.paho.org/virtual/SeminariosSDE
- English room www.paho.org/virtual/SDESeminars
Phone number for those without access to Elluminate:
Telephone 1-202-974-3075
Meeting IDs
English: RioPlus20 or (746758720)
Español: RioMas20 or (74662720)
SDE Seminar Series towards
"Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development.
They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature" - Principle 1 of the
The Rio Declaration of 1992 recognizes that healthy populations are central to human progress and sustainable development, and remains equally true today. However, the economic pillar has been prioritized at the expense of the social and environmental pillars of sustainable development over the last few decades, becoming itself a source of volatility and destabilization .
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ,
The SDE Seminar series will happen every Wednesday from 12 to 1pm (
All Seminars will be life-streamed, and opened for participation in person at the PAHO/WHO HQ, or via Elluminate, or via telephone line.
Some of the Seminars will be in English, others in Spanish.
For those who cannot follow the seminar alive, they will be available later at PAHO Rio+20 Toolkit at: http://bit.ly/oxoRdS
Contact Information: Dr. Agnes Soares soaresag@paho.org
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