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NOAA Science Seminar: Research for Action on Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean
Title: Research for Action on Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean
Presenters: Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences), Faculty Director, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health; Saria Hassan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine; Shelly McFarlane, PhD, Lecturer, Tropical Metabolism Unit, Caribbean Institute for Health Research; James Hospedales, MD, Founder and Managing Director, EarthMedic and EarthNurse Foundation for Planetary Health
Sponsor: NOAA Adaptation Sciences (AdSci) Program
Seminar Contacts: Amanda Speciale (amanda.speciale@noaa.gov); Lisa Vaughan (lisa.vaughan@noaa.gov)
Location: Webinar
Remote Access: Join by computer at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4957698360036102742
Abstract: Although the Caribbean is one of the regions of the world most vulnerable to the adverse health effects of climate change, research on climate change and health in the Caribbean is sparse. One of the major objectives of the landmark virtual Conference on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States: Focus on the Caribbean, October 5-8, 2021, was development of a research for action agenda that would serve as a platform to motivate research to inform sustainable and equitable solutions. Following the conference, the Research for Action on Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean Project was formed to complete the process of developing the agenda. This webinar will present the motivation for developing the agenda, its background, methodology, and structure; illustrative case studies on the noncommunicable diseases and mental health sections of the agenda; and cross-cutting themes within the agenda, the need to link the climate and health communities, potential collaborative research opportunities, and future directions. This work was supported in part by NOAA’s International Research and Applications Project (IRAP), which is now part of the recently established Adaptation Sciences Program.
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{Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty Director, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health; Saria Hassan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine; Shelly McFarlane, PhD, Lecturer, Tropical Metabolism Unit, Caribbean Institute for Health Research; James Hospedales, MD, Founder and Managing Director, EarthMedic and EarthNurse Foundation for Planetary Health}