Launch of the MJA-Lancet Countdown Report
Event description
About the event:
A changing climate will have an array of direct and indirect effects on human health and wellbeing, from injury and death caused by extreme weather events to food insecurity, novel diseases and mental health impacts.
To mark the launch of the 2025 MJA-Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, Melbourne Climate Futures and the University of Melbourne are pleased to host this panel of experts as they discuss its findings and analyse the implications for the year ahead.
We invite you to join us for this in-depth discussion and to add your voice to the conversation.
Published annually, the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration, dedicated to monitoring the evolving health profile of climate change, and providing an independent assessment of the delivery of commitments made by governments worldwide under the Paris Agreement.
About the speakers:
- Professor Sant-Rayn Pasricha - Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
- Professor Paul Beggs - Macquarie University
- Dr Selina Namchee Lo - Executive Director of Australian Global Health Alliance
- Rebekkah Markey-Towler - PhD candidate at the Melbourne Law School
- Arthur Wyns - Research fellow at the University of Melbourne
- Professor Kathryn Bowen - Deputy Director of Melbourne Climate Futures
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