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Human Health in the Face of Climate Change: Science, Medicine, & Adaptation

Written by Stela BCI | Apr 1, 2015 8:54:18 PM
 
Conference - Barcelona, Spain
 
There is significant scientific evidence indicating that the global climate is changing, largely due to human activities. Such climatic fluctuations may adversely impact human health and well-being in a variety of ways, including through exposure to extreme weather events; disruption of ecosystems, agriculture, and food production; expansion of infectious diseases; and increased levels of harmful air particulates. New research seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the health consequences of climate change on humans — including better quantification of these effects — to improve health preparedness and protect vulnerable populations.
The New York Academy of Sciences along with the “la Caixa” Foundation and BIOCAT will host a multidisciplinary conference that brings together climate scientists, atmospheric/oceanic scientists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, epidemiologists, public health specialists, and policy-makers, among others. This 2-day conference will highlight the latest research on climate change and its subsequent effects on human health, including vulnerability due to extreme weather events, land-use change and agricultural production, variable epidemiology of parasites and infectious diseases, and climate-altering pollutants.
Organization: The New York Academy of Sciences
Human Health in the Face of Climate Change: Science, Medicine, and Adaptation
 
Thu, May 14, 2015 - Fri, May 15, 2015
CosmoCaixa
Carrer d' Isaac Newton, 26, Barcelona, Spain
 
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