Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
16:00 CET at online
People living in the Arctic, especially Indigenous people, are experiencing increasing challenges to their health and well-being owing to the impacts of climate change on their environment, affecting the species they hunt, fish or harvest and thus their food security, among others. In addition to climate-related health risks, the northward transport of chemical contaminants from mid-latitudes via air and oceanic currents affects Arctic species of plants and animals as well as humans; identifying “new” chemicals in the Arctic represents an international challenge. These issues will be presented based on current international research activities conducted under the EU, AMAP and their respective member countries.
Speakers: 1. Cheryl Khoury, Health Canada, Co-lead AMAP Human Health Assessment Group 2. Arja Rautio, Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland 3. Tiff-Annie Kenny, University of Laval, Quebec
Link: https://eu-polarnet.eu/webinar-research-on-human-health/