MMI Policy Dialogue
The Covid-19 pandemic and climate emergency represent converging crises and share common drivers. It is imperative that these crises are addressed in a comprehensive manner, while acknowledging public health needs and historic injustices, including gender inequity. Those who contribute least to climate change suffer most from its consequences, and they are likely to have the worst health outcomes.
Future health systems must be developed to mitigate the consequences of climate change and be adaptive to health and environmental needs. Primary health care, essential public health functions, a skilled health workforce having decent employment and universal social health protection are all crucial in mitigating the impact of climate injustices. Health systems provide an important role in contributing to the social foundations in societies. At the same time they should become more sustainable, less polluting and “wasteful”..
This session of the MMI policy dialogues 2021 provided examples how international health organisations and health professionals can mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change. Besides, it eanted to provide a platform for debate and action on how health professionals and organisations can contribute to a transformative coalition that challenges the drivers and powers behind the current climate and health crises. What is the role and potential of a health and climate coalition in transforming society towards ecological and economic justice?
Session documentation
Session overview
- Session recording: Dropbox*
- Session programme: Google doc
- Moderation slides: PPT as PDF
*If you have problems to open this 1 GB file via Dropbox, feel free to order it at office@medicusmundi.org (we will then share it with you via WeTransfer)
Speakers and inputs/presentations
- Ben Eder, Medact
Presentation: Health & Climate Justice at COP 26_ A People’s Health Hearing - Tavo Molina, Instituto de Salud Incluyente, Guatemala
Presentation: A pluri-epistemological PHC response to the socioecological crisis - Carlos Mediano, Federation of Medicus Mundi Spain
- Jean Talens, Climate Change Network for Community-Based Initiatives
- Kumanan Rasanathan, World Health Organization
- Magalie Schotte, Be-cause health
- Remco van de Pas, ITM Antwerp
- Sophie Gepp, Women Leaders for Planetary Health
Documentation to be completed
…and watch the session recording!
Emerging MMI community of practice and reflection
- Health and climate justice
Transformative policies – transformative practice
Session contact
- Carlos Mediano, Medicus Mundi Spain (session co-lead)
- Remco van de Pas, ITM Antwerp (session co-lead)
- Thomas Schwarz, Medicus Mundi International (support)
Session co-organizers
14-17 June 2021: MMI Policy Dialogues 2021
Monday, 14 June 2021, 14-16 hrs CEST
Business? As usual? Looking into the political economy
of digital health and international cooperation
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 14-16 hrs CEST
Promote civic space at the WHO and other UN bodies and agencies
…and defend democratic multilateralism
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 14.30-16.30 hrs CEST
Health systems torn between health security and universal access priorities
– implications for international cooperation?
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 14-16 hrs CEST
Health and climate justice: Transformative cooperation and healthcare practice
Overview: here