Climate crisis, cities and health

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It will be delivered by Professor Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Director of the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative and Head of the Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health Research Programme at ISGlobal, and will be followed by a panel discussion.

About

Cities are home to half the world’s population, and this is expected to increase to almost 70% by 2050. Cities are responsible for most of human CO2 emissions, and they may hold the key to solving our climate crisis – if we build them right.

In this lecture, Professor Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen will:

• highlight the climate impacts of cities and how this affects population health
• explore the crucial role of cities in climate action to reduce CO2 emissions
• reflect on new urban models, such as Barcelona Superblocks, London low-traffic neighbourhoods, and the 15 minute city of Paris, that promote more climate neutral, liveable, and healthy cities

About the person:

Professor Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen PhD is Director of the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative and Head of the Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health Research Programme at ISGlobal in Barcelona, Spain. He is a world leading expert in environmental exposure assessment, epidemiology, and health impact assessment with a strong interest in healthy urban living.

Further guests in the panel:

• Dr Marina Romanello, Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change
• Dr Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation
• Prof Niheer Dasandi, Professor of Global Politics and Sustainable Development, University of Birmingham

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session

Program
15.00-15.30 - Registration, networking and refreshments
15.30-17.30 - Lecture and Q&A chaired by Professor Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci and Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci
17.30-18.30 - Networking reception

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