“Climate, Environment and Health”

Climate, Environment and Health Forum brief on climate change impacts on the environment and human health. Over the past 50 years, global warming caused by human activities has led to energy problems, water problems, environmental disasters, food security and other problems.

Addressing climate change is an inherent requirement of sustainable development of mankind and a responsibility of building a community with a Shared future for mankind. At this important juncture, with the theme of "Climate, Environment and Health", the Forum has invited a number of internationally renowned scholars to gather together for a multi-perspective and in-depth discussion on measures that can be taken to address climate change and inject new impetus into the building of a green, harmonious and sustainable environment.

Panel Chair：

GONG Peng (Dean, School of Science, Tsinghua University; Chair, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University)

Panel Speakers:

Introduction:

GONG Peng

(20:00-20:10)

Margaret CHAN (Dean, Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University)

(20:10-20:25)

Andy HAINES (Former Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

(20:25-20:40)

Cunrui HUANG (Professor, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University)

(20:40-20:55)

Mei-Po KWAN (Distinguished Professor of Spatial Analysis and Health, Chinese University of Hong Kong)

(20:55-21:10)

Winnie YIP (Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University)

(21:10-21:25)

Discussion (21:25-22:40)

(Panel discussion followed by question and answering with the audience)

GONG Peng (Dean, School of Science, Tsinghua University; Chair, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University)

(22:40-22:55)

About the Organizer

The Department of Earth System Science of Tsinghua University

The Department of Earth System Science of Tsinghua University was established on November 30, 2016. The original name was the "Earth System Science Research Center" established in 2009. It aims to explore new knowledge in the fields of the earth sciences such as the atmosphere, land and sea, and related fields of physics, chemistry, biology and social economics, in order to contribute to the safety of the earth’s ecological environment, and lead the world in geosciences. Its research interests mainly include earth system processes, earth system models, earth system observation and earth system management