Climate Impacts on Global Health
Event by: University of Pennsylvania, Perry World House
Event format
In-person
Event duration
2 hours
Language
English
Discussion chaired by Dr. Michael Weisberg, and featuring former Maldivian Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology H.E. Aminath Shauna and former Maldivian Minister of State for Climate Change, H.E. Khadeeja Naseem. They will be joined by expets Professor Dorit Aviv, Dr. Jennifer Punt, and Professor Andrea Restrepo-Meith and will explore the structural gap between global climate diplomacy and public health realities, focusing on three core priorities: operationalizing an integrated One Health surveillance system, developing climate-resilient built environment and driving youth-led action to protect frontline states from cascading climate shocks.