First WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health
Improving air quality, combatting climate change – saving lives
30/10/2018 - 01/11/2018
Description
Improving Air Quality, Combatting Climate Change – Saving Lives
Welcome message by the moderator, Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, British Medical Journal Opening remarks by: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain Prof. Dr HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand HE Hajia Samira Bawumia, Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe Christiana Figueres, Convenor, Mission 2020 Veerabhadran Ramanathan, University of California, USA and CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel
Welcome message by the moderator, Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, British Medical Journal Opening remarks by: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain Prof. Dr HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand HE Hajia Samira Bawumia, Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe Christiana Figueres, Convenor, Mission 2020 Veerabhadran Ramanathan, University of California, USA and CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel
Informations
Venue
Geneva, Switzerland
Organized by
WHO
Schedule
Plenary session I – The scientific evidence on air pollution and health (EB room) Air pollution is one of the main avoidable risks threatening human health today. The session will present scientific evidence on ambient and household air pollution and health, as well as the connection to climate change. BreatheLife video: World Health Organization, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, UN Environment Introduction: Why a global conference on air pollution and health? Maria Neira, World Health Organization Presentations: Air pollution – one of the world’s top killers: the scientific evidence Annette Peters, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Germany Dangerous smoke in and around the home Kirk Smith, University of California, USA The Air Quality Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Drew Shindell, Duke University, USA, CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel Intervention from a policy perspective Teresa Ribera,
