Air pollution continues to be one of the largest environmental risks to health, contributing to millions of deaths each year\u2014especially among vulnerable groups such as children and those with noncommunicable diseases. Energy poverty and the worsening effects of climate change further compound these health threats. <\/p>\n
To support science-informed policymaking that protects health and promotes cleaner environments, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching Phase 2 of its Science and Policy Summaries (SPS) on Air Pollution, Energy Access, Climate Change, and Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n The SPS aims to equip decision-makers with robust, accessible evidence to support solutions for clean air, clean energy, and climate-resilient health systems.<\/p>\n The SPS are developed through a multistakeholder consultation process that includes experts from WHO Advisory Groups \u2013 i.e., the\u00a0Scientific Advisory Group on Air Pollution and Health (SAG)<\/a>, and the\u00a0Global Air Pollution and Health \u2013 Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 as well as specialists from\u00a0WHO Collaborating Centres<\/a>,\u00a0UN agencies, as well as other experts from academia and civil society.<\/p>\n Phase 2 focuses on the health and economic impacts of air pollution, emphasizing the burden on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) or child health.<\/p>\n Objectives of the webinar<\/p>\n Present focus and findings of Phase 2 of the SPSShowcase the experience of air pollution\u2019s impactFacilitate a dynamic dialogue among health sector experts, exploring actionable solutions for air quality, energy access, and climate mitigationEncourage the uptake of SPS by health ministries, agencies, and other stakeholders for science-based policy development.<\/p>\n Agenda<\/p>\n Opening Remarks Opening Testimonial Introduction to SPS Phase 2 Deep Dive on exposure and health effects<\/p>\n Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen & WHO GAPH-TAG Member<\/p>\n Jason West, Professor, Department Of Environmental Sciences And Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health & WHO GAPH-TAG Member<\/p>\n Conversation: Protecting health through cleaner air and climate resilience<\/p>\n Horacio Riojas-Rodriguez, Director, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico<\/p>\n Representative, Ministry of Health and Medical Education,\u00a0Iran Moderated by: Sophie Gumy, Technical Officer, Air Quality, Energy and Health, WHO<\/p>\n Questions & answers from the audience<\/p>\n Closing Remarks
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Lisa Nahgon, 18, Cameroon<\/p>\n
Sophie Gumy, Technical Officer, Air Quality, Energy and Health, WHO<\/p>\n
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Heather Adair-Rohani, Unit Head a.i., Air Quality, Energy and Health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Air pollution continues to be one of the largest environmental risks to health, contributing to millions of deaths…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-102103","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}