The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre hosted a Regional Climate Change and Health Forum on December 7th, 2021, featuring remarks and presentations from a range of perspectives spotlighting the collaborative work being done to build the resilience of the region’s Health Systems, and to address the critical issue of climate change impacts on health in the region.
To listen to the presenters, click on the topic of their presentations.
- Overall benefit of the EU/CARIFORUM Climate Change and Health project and its expected impacts – Ms. Amrikha Singh, Sustainable Development Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat
- Importance of interdisciplinary cadre of professionals trained in climate change and health activities from a One Health perspective – Dr William Hamilton, Senior Health Officer for the Bahamas Ministry of Health and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Climate Change and Health Fellow
- Role of youth in engaging the Caribbean in health and climate – Ms Ashley Lashley, UNICEF’s Youth Advocate and Founder of the Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Youth Campaign
Video: Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean with a focus on Saint Lucia
- Keynote Address: Synopsis of the outcomes from the regional Climate Change and Health Conference – Dr James Hospedales, Founder of EarthMedic & EarthNurse Foundation for Planetary Health
Panelist Presentations
- Benefits of having a Health Chapter in the National Adaptation Plan – Dr Jonathan Drewry, Regional Advisor for Climate Change and Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
- The utility of the climate change and health fellowship and general climate change leadership for CARICOM youth – Christopher Oura, Professor of Virology, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
- Improved surveillance capacity and climate resilient water, sanitation, and food safety systems – Dr Laura-Lee Boodram, Head of Vector Borne Diseases, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
- PAHO/WHO health co-benefits tools being piloted in the Caribbean – Dr Daniel Buss, Advisor in Climate Change and Public Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
- Climate and health bulletins – Dr Roché Mahon, Social Science lead for the inter-disciplinary Climate Services programme, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)
- IPCC AR6’s position on climate change and health and its implications for the Caribbean – Dr Adelle Thomas, Senior Fellow at the University of the Bahamas
Learn more about the 2020-2025 EU/CARIFORUM Climate Change and Health Project: Strengthening Climate Resilient Health Systems in the Caribbean or visit here: https://www.paho.org/en/eu-cariforum-climate-change-and-health-project
