Climate change is widely acknowledged to be among the greatest threats to our world and our way of life. The ever-growing impact on every aspect of human health is dire. Infectious disease transmission and prevalence, massive increases in cardiovascular disease and environmental respiratory issues, food insecurity and famines, and injuries and deaths due to extreme weather events all point to a pervasive and terrifying crisis. What can we, as a race, do to cope with climate change and its effects on our bodies? What are the next steps we must take to ensure the world's population remains healthy in the face of climate change? 

Moderator

Carmen Paun

Global Health Reporter, Politico

Speakers

John M. Balbus

Director of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Daniel Buss

Unit Chief, Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health, Pan American Health Organization

Martin Edlund

CEO, Malaria No More; Executive Director, Health Finance Coalition

James Rosen

CEO, READDI

Monique Vledder

Head of Global Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank Group