Aim of meeting: A multidisciplinary approach to increase the understanding of how a changing environment will impact future human health and wellbeing. The meeting will focus on finding solutions.
Please note – this is a preliminary program that may be subject to changes.
19 May
| 11.00-12.00 | Lunch & Registration |
| 12.00-12.30 | Opening ceremony Annika Wernerson, President Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Jan Nilsson, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden Isabella Lövin, Member of the European Parliament and former Deputy Prime Minister/Minister for Climate & Environment, Sweden |
| 12.30-14.20 | Planetary Health – setting the stage (Part 1) |
| The blue marble Christer Fuglesang, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| A planet for everyone Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany | |
| Environmental epidemiology to planetary health Josep Antò Boque, Centre for Environmental Epidemiology Research, Barcelona, Spain | |
| One Health and planetary health research: leveraging differences to grow together Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda, Institute of Global health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Community-based interventions to advance climate change resilience Jan Semenza, Head of Health Determinants Section at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Currently associated with Umeå University, Sweden | |
| Discussion | |
| 14.20-14.40 | Coffee break |
| 14.40-15.50 | Planetary Health – setting the stage (Part 2) |
| Environmental history Sverker Sörlin, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Planetary health emergency – How can we act? Martin Herrmann, chair of the German Climate Change and Health Alliance, Germany | |
| Creating climate-informed physician leaders Jay Lemery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA | |
| Discussion | |
| 15.50-17.00 | Planetary Health – setting the stage (Part 3) |
| Effects of climate change in daily life Kimberly Nicholas, Lund University, Lund, Sweden | |
| Climate migration Sonja Ayeb Karlsson, University College of London, London, UK | |
| Biological diversity – a key for human and planetary health Alexandre Antonelli, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Gardens, UK | |
| Discussion | |
| 19.00 | Social event Stockholm City Hall Reception, hosted by the City and Region of Stockholm |
20 May
| 08:00-10.00 | The power is on your plate |
| Nutrition – A global challenge for health Gunhild Stordalen, founder and executive chair of EAT, Oslo, Norway | |
| EAT Lancet commission – transformation of planetary eating habits Brent Loken, Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Environmentally sustainable diet linked to health benefits Anna Stubbendorff, Lund University, Lund, Sweden | |
| Dual climate benefits from a great food transition Paul Behrens, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands | |
| The trouble with ultraprocessed food Carlos Monteiro, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil | |
| Discussion | |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee break |
| 10.30-12.10 | The environment and the future of human health – Heat stress |
| Epidemics of chronic kidney disease in a warmer climate Annika Wernerson, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Effects of a changing climate on biological age Paul Shiels, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK | |
| Climate change and heat related mortality Bertil Forsberg, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden | |
| Attributing health impacts to climate change Ana Maria Vicedo, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland | |
| Discussion | |
| 12.10-13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00-14.30 | The environment and the future of human health – Fossil fuels |
| Urbanization as a threat for planetary health Francesca Costabile, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate-National Research Council, Rome, Italy | |
| Health burden from different sources of air pollution Jos Lelieveld, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry of Mainz, Germany | |
| Short and long-lived climate pollutants (CO2 vs. CH4) Raymond Pierrehumbert, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK | |
| Role of aerosols in climate change Kevin Noone, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Discussion | |
| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.00-16.15 | The environment and the future of human health – Water and forest |
| Water and health in future climate Berit Arheimer, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden | |
| Amazon rainforest and its implications on human health Carlos Nobre, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Water, sanitation, and hygiene Sarah Dickin, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden | |
| Discussion | |
| 16.15-17.30 | The environment and the future of human health – Plastics |
| Plastics and our future health Olwenn Martin, University College London, London, UK | |
| The health risks of human-made chemicals in the environment Pauliina Damdimopoulou, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| The Global Plastics Treaty – the role of endocrine disruptive chemicals Leonardo Trasande, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA | |
| Discussion | |
| 20.00 | Social event Dinner at Winterviken |
21 May
| 08.30-10.30 | Can solutions in nature improve planetary health? |
| What is life? Ingemar Ernberg, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Biodiversity and Health: The risks and opportunities Prishani Vengetas, World Wildlife Foundation, Australia | |
| Can nature’s intelligence be used to improve human health? Peter Stenvinkel, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Lessons from nature – how to use fat to make water Rick Johnson, University of Colorado, Denver, USA | |
| Insect contribution to human health – food production, pest control and beyond Fabrizia Ratto, Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK | |
| Discussion | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00-12.30 | The way forward – how can academia improve planetary health? |
| Storyline, mindset, and technology: three key ingredients for transformative change Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General of the Research Council Formas, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| The possibility of decolonising planetary health: exploring new geographies for collaboration Dawn Hoogeveen, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada | |
| Communicating planetary health Julia Serong, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany | |
| Breaking the silos – how can we work on planetary health in academia? Ole Petter Ottersen, Former president of University of Oslo and Karolinska Institutet, Oslo, Norway | |
| Discussion | |
| 12.30-12.45 | Conclusions |
| 12.45-13.30 | Lunch |
