Transcript Updated on 6 May 2010 Global Environmental Change and Human Health (GECHH) A Joint Project of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP), hosted by the.

Updated on 6 May 2010
Global Environmental
Change and Human Health
(GECHH)
A Joint Project of the Earth System Science
Partnership (ESSP), hosted by the United
Nations University Institute for Water
Environment and Health (UNU-INEH)
hosted by
www.gechh.unu.edu
An introduction to …
• The context: the ESSP Partnership, its
Joint Projects & GECHH host institution;
• The mission: the GECHH Goals, the
Research Priority Targets, & the
Scientific Steering Committee;
• The actions: resources, upcoming
activities & partnership opportunities.
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The context…
1. The GECHH is a Joint Project of the
Earth System Science Partnership
(ESSP)
The ESSP is a partnership for
the integrated study of the
Earth System, the ways that it
is changing, and the
implications for global and
regional sustainability.
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 www.essp.org
The context…
2. The GECHH is part of the family of
ongoing ESSP Joint Projects:
Food
Carbon
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 www.essp.org
Water
Health
The context…
3. The GECHH is hosted & supported by
the United Nations University Institute
for Water, Environment and Health
(UNU-INWEH)
• UN Think Tank on Water
• Chair of UN-Water
• Including a Water-Health Nexus Programme,
hosting the GECHH International Project
Office (Hamilton, Canada)
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 www.inweh.unu.edu
The mission…
1. The Goals
• To identify and quantify risks to human health
posed by GEC – now and in the foreseeable future;
• Describe spatial/temporal differences in health
risks, to better understand vulnerabilities and
priorities for interventions;
• To enrich the policy discussion about mitigation
and adaptation from a human health perspective;
• Foster research training, to boost networked
international research capacity in GEC & HH.
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www.gechh.unu.edu
The mission…
2. Research Priority Targets
1. Atmospheric composition changes and their health
impacts
2. Land use/Land cover changes and human health issues
3. Infectious disease and global environmental changes
4. Food-producing systems and health
5. Urbanisation and health
6. Vulnerability, social representation and resilience
building
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www.gechh.unu.edu
The mission…
3. The Scientific Steering Committee
Co-Chairs:
U. Confalonieri (Brazil) & M. Rosenberg (Canada)
Members: C. Butler (Australia); S. Kovats (UK); M.
Cesario (Brazil); A. Kijazi (Tanzania); K. Ebi (USA); A.
Aguirre (USA/Mexico); G. Poveda (Colombia);
E.Lindgren (Sweden); U. Oswald Spring (Mexico); A.
Morse (UK); F. Grifo (USA); M. Depledge (UK); & C.
Corvalan (PAHO/WHO).
Ex Officio: Z. Adeel (UNU-INWEH). Corresponding
members: A. Haines (UK), and A. McMichael
(Australia).
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The actions…
1. Resources & Publications
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The actions…
2. Upcoming activities
•2010 Symposium “Global Environmental Change and
Human Health: Protecting Water Quality” in partnership
with UNU-INWEH (Hamilton, Canada, 1-2 Nov. 2010)
•2011 Symposium “Global Environmental Change and
Human Health: Protecting Food Security” (Australia)
•2012 Symposium “Global Environmental Change and
Human Health: Protecting Ecosystem Services”
(South Africa).
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The actions…
3. Partnership opportunities
•Projects’ endorsement procedures;
•Identifying and catalyzing new
research networks;
•Co-organization of capacity-building
initiatives.
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Acknowledgements
The GECHH thanks the following institutions for their financial and in-kind
support:
 UNU-INWEH
 GEC Research Programmes
 ESSP Coordination Office
 UNU-INWEH
 McMaster University
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Updated on 6 May 2010
Global Environmental
Change and Human Health
(GECHH)
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For further information, please contact the
GECHH Project Officer, Dr. L. Spini
([email protected]), or visit
www.gechh.unu.edu