The International Health Lecture 2024 “Climate crisis, cities and health“, will be delivered by Professor Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Director of the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative and Head of the Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health Research Programme at ISGlobal, and will be followed by a panel discussion. The lecture is free and open to all and will take place in person and virtually on Thursday 17 October. 

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Cities are home to half the world’s population, and this is expected to increase to almost 70% by 2050. While responsible for most of human CO₂ emissions, cities may hold the key to solving our climate crisis – if we build them right. 

In this lecture, Mark will: 

• highlight the climate impacts of cities and how this affects population health 
• explore the crucial role of cities in climate action to reduce CO₂ emissions 
• reflect on new urban models, such as Barcelona Superblocks, London low-traffic neighbourhoods, and the 15-minute city of Paris, that promote more climate neutral, liveable, and healthy cities 

Professor Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen PhD is Director of the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative and Head of the Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health Research Programme at ISGlobal in Barcelona, Spain. He is a world leading expert in environmental exposure assessment, epidemiology, and health impact assessment with a strong interest in healthy urban living. 

Mark leads the bi-annual Urban Transitions conference, and he is Editor-in-Chief of Environment International. He also leads the European Urban Burden of Disease project and the related European Commission Horizon project, UBDPolicy.

Mark will be joined by a global expert panel:

• Dr Marina Romanello, Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change
• Dr Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation
• Prof Niheer Dasandi, Professor of Global Politics and Sustainable Development, University of Birmingham

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session, chaired by Professor Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, and Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci, Vice President (International) at the Academy of Medical Sciences.

For further information, please email laura.schlepper@acmedsci.ac.uk