BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

This event was held  Friday, June 26, 2009, at the  Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver, BC

Recorded WebEx information:

The following links include the play times so you’re able to fast-forward to specific items of interest.

https://msfhr.webex.com/msfhr/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=33611682&rKey=042c6d44c73d3131

0:00:00-0:02:26 Welcome and Introduction - Tim Takaro (Moderator)

0:02:26-0:33:27 Summary/Overview of the Climate Change Situation in Rural and Remote British Columbia - Stewart Cohen

0:34:27-1:07:22 Effectiveness of public health and public policy in adapting to climate change impacts in industrialised countries - Tom Kosatsky

1:07:23-1:25:03 Questions and Discussion - Tim Takaro (Moderator)

https://msfhr.webex.com/msfhr/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=33611692&rKey=77f93ec1de51972e

0:00:00-0:29:06 Searching for a Good Life in a Carbon Neutral BC - Marc Lee 

0:29:18-0:46:19 Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (Columbia Basin Trust) - Stewart Cohen

0:46:22-0:55:32 New Research - Ability of small cities and rural communities to respond and adapt to climate change and disasters (Thompson Cariboo Shuswap-North Okanagan) - Julie Drolet

0:55:33-1:12:05 Questions and Discussion - Tim Takaro (Moderator)

https://msfhr.webex.com/msfhr/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=33611702&rKey=e7c3f9b36e84be83

0:00:00-0:54:35 PICS White Paper Panel: Climate Change and Health in British Columbia: A Research Agenda - Tim Takaro

0:54:40-1:06:06 Description of PICS - Diana Allen

1:06:08-1:58:11 Questions and Discussion - Tim Takaro (Moderator)

News articles from event:

Record heat could bring drought, disease by 2050, Nanaimo Daily News

Climate change may increase spread of diseases in B.C.: report, Georgia Straight

Droughts and deluges in decades ahead, The Province

Program:

8:30-9:00        Networking Breakfast
9:00-9:15        Welcome and Introduction Tim Takaro (Moderator)
9:15-9:45        Summary/Overview of the Climate Change Situation in Rural and Remote BC Stewart Cohen
9:4510:15       Effectiveness of public health and public policy in adapting to climate change impacts in industrialised countries Tom Kosatsky
10:15-10:30   Questions and Discussion
10:30-10:45   Refreshment Break
10:45-11:00   Climate Justice Group Marc Lee
11:00-11:15   Water Quality (rural) Asit Mazumder
11:15-11:30   Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (Columbia Basin Trust) Stewart Cohen
11:30-11:45   Ability of small cities and rural communities to respond and adapt to climate change and disasters (Thompson Cariboo Shuswap-North Okanagan) Julie Drolet
11:45-12:00   Questions and Discussion
12:00-1:30     Networking Lunch
1:30-2:30       Climate Change and Health in BC: a research agenda Tim Takaro and Diana Allen
2:30-3:00      Discussion and Final Remarks Tim Takaro (Moderator)
Capacities and Weaknesses /  Future directions / Possibilities for research projects/teams within participant group?

Presenters:
Dr. Timothy Takaro, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Diana Allen, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Stewart Cohen, Senior Researcher, Adaptation and Impacts Research Division, Environment Canada; Adjunct
Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
Dr. Tom Kosatsky, Associate Director, Environmental Health Services Division, BC Centre for Disease Control
Marc Lee, Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Dr. Julie Drolet, BSW Field Education Coordinator, School of Social Work, Thompson Rivers University

Sponsored by:

- BC Rural and Remote Health Research Network (BCRRHRN),
- BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network (BCEOHRN)

The PICS White Paper: Climate Change and Health in BC is available for review at the link.