WS 05 - After the US COP21 Withdrawal

The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement came as a shock, and could have worrying environmental consequences, but not only.

Climate change is indeed central to all the major challenges of the 21st century: the rising temperature, extreme weather events and greenhouse gas emission have direct or indirect effects on food security, urban policies, or even migration. As well, climate change poses an important threat to our health. However, tackling climate change could represent “the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century”.

This session will explore the health impacts of climate change as foreseen since the 2015 Paris Agreement. Three main topics will be addressed: Health as an argument in the climate change negotiations; Climate change, migration and health; Climate change, food security and health.