The growing frequency of extreme weather events is already becoming evident across the EU. As the consequences of climate change increase, the impact on health, social and emergency services will clearly intensify. This conference aims to identify the coming challenges of climate change for health, social and emergency services, looking at past responses, asking if and how our services are prepared at present and how best we can prepare for the future.
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Wednesday 12 November 2008
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| 10.00 |
INTRODUCTION - Jean Lambert, MEP, Greens/EFA, UK
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10.00-11.45
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PANEL I - Challenges of climate change for health |
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Moderator: Satu Hassi, MEP, Greens/EFA, Finland
- New health risks due to climate change
Paul Wilkinson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Lessons from the 2003 heatwave for French health services
Dr Yann-Erick Claessens, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Cochin, Paris
- The management of infectious diseases in the context of climate change
Gudrun Stange, State of Brandenburg (DE), Ministry for Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Family
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| 11:45-13:00 |
PANEL II - The challenge for emergency services - examples from the member states |
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Moderator: Elizabeth Schroedter, MEP, Greens/EFA, Germany
- Forest fires in Greece in 2007 - the response of the emergency services and future planning
Nikos Chrisogelos, National Committee of Green Ecologists
- The EU and disaster response: working with local and national governments and public services
Ignas Jonynas, European Commission
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| 15:00-16.00 |
PANEL III - What are the challenges of climate change for local governments and social services?
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Moderator: Marie-Hélène Aubert, MEP, Greens/EFA, France
- Integrating climate change into local government policy
Kaarin Hanna Irene Taipale, Former chairperson of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
- How are social services preparing for the impacts of climate change?
Steve Waller, Improvement and Development Agency's climate change programme (UK)
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| 16:00-18:00 |
PANEL IV - The way forward for health and social service planning in the context of climate change
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Moderator: Jean Lambert, MEP, Greens/EFA, UK
- Recommendations, best practise, problematic situations
Bettina Menne, WHO Europe
- Social capital and risk management - empowering and strengthening of local communities in the face of natural disasters
Professor Sotiris Chtouris, University of the Aegean
- What the EU has already done and what will be happening in the coming months
Rainer Meilicke, EuropeanCommission, DG SANCO European
- A regional approach
Gisela Kallenbach, MEP, Greens/EFA, Germany
Closing words - Jean Lambert, MEP, Greens/EFA, UK
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