Programme / Thematic session II/a – How Can Policy Address Health Impacts of Climate Change? Science, Uncertainty and Risk

Climate change is having an increasingly negative impact on many aspects of human health. A 2022 IAP report (based on four regional studies) analysed these effects in detail[1].

Taking action on climate change can improve public health, but this requires systems-based studies and multi-sectoral collaboration to develop and implement policies. This session will review some case studies that use systems-based approaches to make policy recommendations[2], and addresses the challenges of conveying uncertainty and risk in the health and climate arenas.

More specific topics to be discussed may include:

• Systems-based case studies of health and climate change;
• Risk and behaviour in public health;
• Climate change mitigation and uncertainties;

Science/health advice: navigating the science-policy interface.

[1] https://www.interacademies.org/project/climate-change-and-health

[2] https://www.interacademies.org/publication/climate-change-adaptation-health-book-case-studies