Climate Change and Global Health - a talk and Q&A with Prof. Colin Butler
When? Tuesday November 4th, 5.30-6.45pm
Where? Drayton B20 Jevons Lecture Theatre, Drayton House, 30 Gordon St (map at http://bit.ly/ZSXiQv)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/730198680360832/
Following the recent launch of his edited book, 'Climate Change and Global Health', Professor Colin Butler has kindly agreed to give a talk about the book and his work on the links between climate change and health at UCL, which will be followed by an informal Q&A session, co-hosted by Healthy Planet UK and Medsin UCL.
The talk will also address the idea of a 'social vaccine between hope and despair', when it comes to addressing global climate change as a society. There will also be a chance to find out about Healthy Planet UCL's schools project and how you can get involved in this or in other activities related to climate change and health.
Professor Colin Butler is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, at the University of Canberra, Australia, and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University. In 1989 he co-founded the NGO BODHI, and in 2014 his edited book Climate Change and Global Health (CABI) was published. He was named as one of “”100 doctors for the planet”, by the French Environmental Health Association in 2009.
Colin had a long affiliation with the late Professor Tony McMichael, who is widely acknowledged as a global leader in the effort to alert the health community to the risks of climate change. His co-edited book (with Jane Dixon and Tony Capon) called “Health of People, Places and Planet. Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding” is in press.
Colin’s work has principally concerned aspects of climate change, limits to growth and health, and also the risks and costs of global inequality. In 2014 Colin co-founded Health-Earth, an evolving collaboration which seeks to integrate Earth system science, social science and health, active not only through training and research, but also through advocacy.
The event is free, and registration is not required. If you have any questions, please email Isobel at [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you there!
Where? Drayton B20 Jevons Lecture Theatre, Drayton House, 30 Gordon St (map at http://bit.ly/ZSXiQv)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/730198680360832/
Following the recent launch of his edited book, 'Climate Change and Global Health', Professor Colin Butler has kindly agreed to give a talk about the book and his work on the links between climate change and health at UCL, which will be followed by an informal Q&A session, co-hosted by Healthy Planet UK and Medsin UCL.
The talk will also address the idea of a 'social vaccine between hope and despair', when it comes to addressing global climate change as a society. There will also be a chance to find out about Healthy Planet UCL's schools project and how you can get involved in this or in other activities related to climate change and health.
Professor Colin Butler is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, at the University of Canberra, Australia, and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University. In 1989 he co-founded the NGO BODHI, and in 2014 his edited book Climate Change and Global Health (CABI) was published. He was named as one of “”100 doctors for the planet”, by the French Environmental Health Association in 2009.
Colin had a long affiliation with the late Professor Tony McMichael, who is widely acknowledged as a global leader in the effort to alert the health community to the risks of climate change. His co-edited book (with Jane Dixon and Tony Capon) called “Health of People, Places and Planet. Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding” is in press.
Colin’s work has principally concerned aspects of climate change, limits to growth and health, and also the risks and costs of global inequality. In 2014 Colin co-founded Health-Earth, an evolving collaboration which seeks to integrate Earth system science, social science and health, active not only through training and research, but also through advocacy.
The event is free, and registration is not required. If you have any questions, please email Isobel at [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you there!
