Emerging themes: improving population and planetary health in the light of Covid

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2021 Christ’s College Climate Seminar Series

Achieving change for population and planetary health post pandemic

Three major threats to population and planetary health— infectious diseases, non-communicable disease, and climate and environmental emergencies—are too often treated as distinct problems, but they are intimately entwined. They share many common causes, ranging from unsustainable farming practices to subsidies for fossil fuels. Synergistic actions across these and many other drivers have the potential to promote transformative change, but merely knowing what to do will not solve these problems – it is also essential to identify how to ensure these actions are put in place.

This seminar series examines ways in which effective action against these threats might be achieved through a focus on framing, public participation, and an appreciation of place.

Seminar 4 - 11 February 2021 (3pm-4:15pm)

Emerging themes: Improving population and planetary health in the light of Covid-19

Chaired by Dr Rob Doubleday, Executive Director, Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge

Panellists

• Professor Charles Kennel (Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego)
• Professor Dame Theresa Marteau, Director, Behaviour and Health Research Unit, University of Cambridge
• Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian

Seminar Series Prize Winners

• Lucy Gardner, Medical Student at Christ's College, University of Cambridge
• Ian Holdroyd, Medical Student at Christ's College, University of Cambridge
• Alice Jin, Student at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge
• Camille McCarthy, Undergraduate at Christ's College, University of Cambridge

For information on other seminars in this series, please click here.