Start date:
July 2, 2024
End date:
July 2, 2024
Description:

Dear colleagues,

The Transatlantic Dialogue on extreme heat and health is the first in a series of a joint initiative by WHO Regional Office for Europe, the Pan American Health Organization, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This virtual event aims to foster collaboration and the exchange of experiences among Member States across the Atlantic, focusing on the critical issue of extreme heat and health.

The event aims to contribute to discussions on strengthening health system and community resilience against heatwaves and extreme heat. This platform will provide input to develop a summary for policy-makers on different approaches and opportunities to tackle extreme heat in Member States on both sides of the Atlantic.

An overview of the programme is as follows:

  • Opening remarks
  • Session 1: What we know and why it matters
  • Session 2: How are we addressing the challenges
    This will include national examples from Argentina, Canada, Germany, Jamaica, North Macedonia and Spain.
  • Session 3: Lessons learned and opportunities
  • Session 4: Call to action and way forward
  • Closing remarks

The event will be hosted virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, 2 July 2024 from 15:00–18:00 CEST. Members of the EHTF and HIC will have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion on national examples of addressing the health challenges of extreme heat. Everybody else is welcome to follow the event as a live webinar format, with simultaneously interpretation into English, Russian and Spanish.

Kind regards,

Oliver Schmoll

Oliver Schmoll | Programme Manager | Water and Climate

WHO Regional Office for Europe | European Centre for Environment and Health | Bonn – Germany

Phone: +49 228 815 0476 | Mobile: +49 174 1643 681

More Information:
https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/events/item/2024/07/02/default-calendar/transatlantic-dialogue-on-extreme-heat-and-health

Dear colleagues,

The Transatlantic Dialogue on extreme heat and health is the first in a series of a joint initiative by WHO Regional Office for Europe, the Pan American Health Organization, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This virtual event aims to foster collaboration and the exchange of experiences among Member States across the Atlantic, focusing on the critical issue of extreme heat and health.

The event aims to contribute to discussions on strengthening health system and community resilience against heatwaves and extreme heat. This platform will provide input to develop a summary for policy-makers on different approaches and opportunities to tackle extreme heat in Member States on both sides of the Atlantic.

An overview of the programme is as follows:

  • Opening remarks
  • Session 1: What we know and why it matters
  • Session 2: How are we addressing the challenges
    This will include national examples from Argentina, Canada, Germany, Jamaica, North Macedonia and Spain.
  • Session 3: Lessons learned and opportunities
  • Session 4: Call to action and way forward
  • Closing remarks

The event will be hosted virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, 2 July 2024 from 15:00–18:00 CEST. Members of the EHTF and HIC will have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion on national examples of addressing the health challenges of extreme heat. Everybody else is welcome to follow the event as a live webinar format, with simultaneously interpretation into English, Russian and Spanish.

Kind regards,

Oliver Schmoll

Oliver Schmoll | Programme Manager | Water and Climate

WHO Regional Office for Europe | European Centre for Environment and Health | Bonn – Germany

Phone: +49 228 815 0476 | Mobile: +49 174 1643 681

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