2018 Planetary Health Annual Meeting
Galvanizing Urgent Collective Effort Towards a 2nd Enlightenment
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University of Edinburgh, McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Planetary Health Alliance, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, American Geophysical Union, Wellcome Trust, The Lancet Planetary Health, International Development Research Centre, and Future Earth, organized the second Planetary Health Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Building on the successful inaugural Planetary Health Meeting in Boston, the second meeting brought together new communities around the world to stimulate transdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration towards groundbreaking solutions to Planetary Health challenges. The conference attracted more than 450 participants from over 40 countries, with 175 students and 100 participants from low- and middle-income countries in attendance. Sessions examined how the health impacts of various global environmental changes manifest in regional settings, highlighting emerging responses to Planetary Health issues. Attendees engaged with researchers, policymakers, planners, and local communities experiencing Planetary Health to co-create tailored policies built on action-focused research and innovations across sectors.
View recordings on PHA’s YouTube Channel and the overview of the meeting on the University of Edinburgh’s Website!
Sponsors
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
Agenda
| DAY 1 - Tuesday, May 29 | |
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| Main Program | Side Events |
| Welcome | Mentoring Lunch |
| Opening Keynotes: Ernesto Zedillo (Rockefeller Economic Council) Elder Francois Paulette (Institute for Circumpolar Health Research), and Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data) | Evening Reception at Dynamic Earth |
| Session I: Food and Nutrition - Impacts of Environmental Change w/ Panelists Brent Loken (EAT Stockholm), Pauline Scheelbeek (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Marco Springmann (Oxford Martin School), and Komal Ahmed (Founder and CEO of Copia) | |
| Session II: Blue Planetary Health w/ Panelists Lora Fleming (European Centre for Environment and Human Health), Oyun Sanjaasuren (Mongolia, Chair of Global Water Partnership), and others | |
| Session III: Infectious Diseases, Animals, Agriculture - Impacts of Environmental Change w/ Panelists Woutrina Smith (UC Davis) Peter Msoffe (Dadoma, Tanzania), Sandra Telfer (Aberdeen), Benjamin Rice (Madagascar Health & Environmental Research), Matt Bonds (Harvard), and others |
| DAY 2 - Wednesday, May 30 | |
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| Main Program | Side Events |
| Plenary Session IV: Mental Health / Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Impacts of Environmental Change w/ Panelists: Jonathan Patz (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Phil Landrigan (Lancet Commission Air Pollution and Health), Tony Capon (University of Sydney), Esther Boudewijns (Maastricht – Bangalore), and others | Morning Breakfast Runs and Walks to Arthur's Seat |
| Plenary Session V: Solution Space: Agents and Agency - Economics, Governance and Policy Solutions w/ Panelists: Mandeep Dhaliwal (UNDP), Kulsum Ahmed (former World Bank), Timmy Bouley (World Bank), Katherine Trebeck (WEAll), and others | Evening Reception at National Museum |
| Plenary Session VI: Lightning Talks |
| DAY 3 - Thursday, May 31 | |
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| Main Program | Side Events |
| Plenary Session VII: Redesigning Space - Urban Design For Health w/ Panelists: Andy Kerr (Centre for Carbon Innovation), Ana Diez Roux (Drexel), Rebekah Brown (Monash), and Catherine Calderwood (CMO Scotland) | Morning Breakfast Runs and Walks to Arthur's Seat |
| Plenary Session VIII: Solution Space - Different Economies and Economics to Solve Planetary Health Problems w/ Panelists: Katherine Trebeck, Jock Encombe and Michael Weatherhead (WEAll Wellbeing Economy Alliance) | Business Breakfast |
| Plenary Session IX: Faith, Traditions, Indigenous Voices and The Arts: Rethinking Our Place In The World | Living Labs |
| Closing Remarks from Kerry Arabena (President EcoHealth Director, Indigenous Health Equity Unit, Melbourne) and Richard Horton (The Lancet) |
| DAY 4 - Friday, June 1 - LIVING LABS | |
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| Main Program | Side Events |
| PHA Membership Meeting | Short Talks |
| Small Group Discussion Around 3 Themes: (1) Organization and governance; (2) Sources of funding; (3) Criteria for indicator selection | |
| Where to Go From Here? What Key Steps? | |
| Development of “Planetary Health Watch”: Towards an Integrated System to Monitor Health and Global Environmental Changes Presenters: Andy Haines (LSHTM), Giovanni Leonardi (PHE), Rosa Barciela (Met Office), Peninah (Penny) Murage (Database of Potential Indicators), Kris Murray (Lancet CountDown), Philip Landrigan (Global Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine), and Lora Fleming (European Centre for Environment and Human Health) | |
| Disaster-induced Displacement and its Effects on Mental and Physical Health Presenters: Christelle Cazabat (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre), Miange Jean Baptiste (SOS Villages d'Enfants Haiti), Ivonne Velasquez (SOS Children Village ) | |
| The Health of the Planet: Agroforestry and Land Restoration in the World’s Seasonal and Humid Tropics Presenters: Christine Lamanna (World Agroforestry), Mike Hands, and Helen Harwatt | |
| Ageing in Planet: The Potential for Synergy and Sustainability in an Ageing World Presenter: Angelique Mavrodaris | |
| Scientific Publishing at the Interface Between the Earth Systems and Human Health Presenter: Gabriel Filippelli (Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute) | |
| Your Planet Needs You – A Proposal for Action Research Project Between the Textile Industry and Planetary Boundaries Framework Presenter: Eileen Murphy | |
| Making Climate Change and Sustainability Relevant to Health Professionals Using Innovative Pedagogical Approaches: A Hands-on Practical Workshop Presenters: Norma Huss and Janet Richardson | |
| Future Earth Health Knowledge-Action Network Presenter: Fumiko Kasuga | |
| Integrating Health Care Systems with Planetary Health in Low-Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities Presenters: Matthew Bonds (Harvard University) and Christopher Golden | |
| Leadership and Influence: Advocacy Skills for Policy Engagement in Planetary Health Presenters: Courtney Howard, Jeni Miller, and Nick Watts | |
| Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Systems Thinking, Capacity Building, and Participatory Action as Key Tools to Foster Integrated Approach to Health in Southeast Presenter: Aurelie Binot | |
| Bridge Collaborative: Working Across Sectors to Advance Planetary Health Solutions Presenter: Josh Goldstein |
Speakers
All Speakers
Ana Diez Roux: Drexel University
Andy Haines: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Andy Kerr: Centre for Carbon Innovation
Anna Meredith
Benjamin Rice: Madagascar Health & Environmental Research
Brent Loken: EAT Stockholm
Catherine Calderwood: CMO, Scotland
Elder Francois Paulette: Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
Ernesto Zedillo: Former President of Mexico
Esther Boudewijns: Maastricht University
Hannah Ritchie: Our World in Data
Jock Encombe: Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Jonathan Patz: Director, Global Health Institute at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Katherine Trebeck: Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Kerry Arabena: President, EcoHealth
Komal Ahmed: Founder and CEO, Copia
Kulsum Ahmed: Former Practice Manager, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice of the World Bank
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo: Chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences; Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Mandeep Dhaliwal: Director, United Nations Development Programme on HIV, Health & Development Practice
Marco Springmann: Oxford Martin School
Michael Davis: Urban Theorist
Michael Weatherhead: Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Oyun Sanjaasuren: Chair of Global Water Partnership, Mongolia
Pauline Scheelbeek: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Peter Msoffe: Government Representative from Tanzania
Rebekah Brown: Monash University
Richard Fuller: President and Founder, Pure Earth
Sandra Telfer: University of Aberdeen
Timmy Bouley: World Bank
Tony Capon: Inaugural Professor of Planetary Health, University of Sydney
Woutrina Smith: UC Davis
Living Lab Presenters
Development of “Planetary Health Watch”: Towards an Integrated System to Monitor Health and Global Environmental Changes
- Andy Haines: LSHTM
- Giovanni Leonardi: PHE
- Rosa Barciela: Met Office
- Peninah (Penny) Murage: Database of Potential Indicators
- Kris Murray: Lancet CountDown
- Philip Landrigan: Dean, Global Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Lora Fleming: European Centre for Environment and Human Health
Disaster-induced Displacement and its Effects on Mental and Physical Health
- Christelle Cazabat: Researcher, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Miange Jean Baptiste: Coordinator IPD / Emergency, SOS Villages d’Enfants Haiti
- Ivonne Velasquez: Regional Emergency Adviser for Latin America, SOS Children Village
The Health of the Planet: Agroforestry and Land Restoration in the World’s Seasonal and Humid Tropics
- Christine Lamanna: Associate Scientist – Climate Change Decisions, World Agroforestry
- Mike Hands
- Helen Harwatt
Ageing in Planet: The Potential for Synergy and Sustainability in an Ageing World
- Angelique Mavrodaris
Scientific Publishing at the Interface Between the Earth Systems and Human Health
- Gabriel Filippelli: Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute
Your Planet Needs You – A Proposal for Action Research Project Between the Textile Industry and Planetary Boundaries Framework
- Eileen Murphy
Making Climate Change and Sustainability Relevant to Health Professionals Using Innovative Pedagogical Approaches: A Hands-on Practical Workshop
- Norma Huss
- Janet Richardson
Future Earth Health Knowledge-Action Network
- Fumiko Kasuga
Integrating Health Care Systems with Planetary Health in Low-Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities
- Matthew Bonds: Harvard University
- Christopher Golden
Leadership and Influence: Advocacy Skills for Policy Engagement in Planetary Health
- Courtney Howard
- Jeni Miller
- Nick Watts
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Systems Thinking, Capacity Building, and Participatory Action as Key Tools to Foster Integrated Approach to Health in Southeast
- Aurelie Binot
Bridge Collaborative: Working Across Sectors to Advance Planetary Health Solutions
- Josh Goldstein