We are living in a moment where two major global threats, a worldwide pandemic and the climate crisis, have suddenly converged. Both are health emergencies. With one, disease spreads like wildfire. And with the other, wildfires and other impacts, spread disease.
Both serve up a serious set of challenges to families, communities, health systems, governments and commerce everywhere.
While at first blush these two crises are not necessarily related to one another, there are a series of coronavirus – climate crisis connections that are worthwhile exploring, as they reveal several common causes, synergistic impacts and shared solutions.
RESOURCES:
- HCWH online Coronavirus Resource Center. https://noharm-global.org/covid
Host: Liz Diebold, Principal, Skoll Foundation
This 90-minute session will be divided into two components.
1. ACTION CATALYST PANEL:
Panelists will engage in a conversation about the common causes and intertwined impacts of COVID 19 and climate change, as well as potential shared systems change solutions.
Moderator: Gary Cohen, President, Health Care Without Harm
Speakers to be announced
2. PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT SESSION:
Facilitators will engage the audience in a collaborative, online conversation with a set of virtual tools.
Facilitators:
Russ Gaskin, Managing Partner, CoCreative
Seema Patel, CEO, Global Knowledge Initiative