date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 09:29:04 +0100
from: Tim Mitchell <t.mitchell@uea.ac.uk>
subject: FW: Workshop invited speakers
to: Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>

Mike,

Any opinions?

Tim

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From: "Sari Kovats" <Sari.Kovats@lshtm.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 17:27:49 +0100
To: "Paul Wilkinson" <Paul.Wilkinson@lshtm.ac.uk>, <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>,
<t.mitchell@uea.ac.uk>
Cc: "Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum" <Diarmid.Campbell-Lendrum@lshtm.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Workshop invited speakers

Dear Tim and Mike

It is actually very difficult to think of someone outside LSHTM and a health
rather than climate person.

I do consider it very important that the following people should be invited
from LSHTM

Clive Davies  vector borne diseases, mapping and modelling
Katrin Kuhn  - vector borne diseases, mapping and modelling has just done
some very good work on modelling the impact of climate change on malaria in
Europe. She could present this.
Menno Bouma  cholera and malaria and climate.
David Bradley  always a star!

For the thermal heat/cold topic  although several groups are working on
this, they are competitors rather than potential collaborators.

My thoughts on potential sessions which could address the following

1) health and IAM/global modelling  Pim can talk about how health should be
integrated into IAM  which is provocative to some people.
2) Mapping climate factors for malaria and other vector borne disease i.e.
the technical approaches to modelling...given teh post rogers critiques..
Katrin Kuhn/Clive Davies

3) Methods of quantifying the health impacts of climate change  WHO Global
Burden of Disease  Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, [Guidelines for national
assessments..me  ]
4) Climate change  impacts in developing countries  urban and rural
populations/ water related diseases Sandy Cairncross.
5) Adaptation indicators  work of Nick, Graham etc..


The real problem, as I see it is to get some research done in developing
countries.
Prof. Sandy Cairncross works on diarrheal disease and other water related
diseases  he is an excellent contributor and wonderful person. It would be
great if he could come along.. he would help identify datasets and other
things.. 

Non-epidemiologists/vector biologists that would be interesting would
include 
&#61623; Ference Toth is trying to put health into IAM, and presented at
Snowmass. So is Richard Tol but he can be difficult.
&#61623; Roger Few - works on vulnerability to flooding and approached me
after the Adaptation Workshop last October.
 Is Neil Adger coming along?

If you want someone provocative then there is of course, the Oxford Group.
On reflection, I think that David Rogers would be more obstructive than
constructive. Simon Hay is quieter in person  however, we are generally
familiar with this arguments and I doubt repetition of the debate would take
the science forward.

I would also like to suggest inviting Dr Bettina Menne from WHO Rome  who
has a good overview  especially regarding the policy and adaptation
perspective. She is coordinating the CCASHH project.

Sorry not be more help  there are very few of us out there. However, if
your budget runs to the US/Australian scientists  let me know.

I also think we should be looking at quantifying the health benefits of
mitigation policies  which is covered by the air pollution folks  e.g.
Paul and Ben. 

Hope this helps..

best wishes

sari



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Sari Kovats
Research Fellow
Centre on Global Change and Health
Dept of Epidemiology and Population Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel St
London WC1E 7HT
tel: +44 20 7927 2962 (new phone number)
fax: +44 20 7580 6897
sari.kovats@lshtm.ac.uk

>>> Tim Mitchell <t.mitchell@uea.ac.uk> 09/03/02 18:02 PM >>>
Sari,

As part of the climate-health workshop on 16/17 October, we are trying to
get some leading researchers from outside the co-op to participate. We will
ask them to provide some stimulating thoughts on how to take forward the
whole climate-health area, to help us in our thinking.

We have already nominated two individuals from here (Pim Martens, Steve
Lindsay). I have been trying to get two nominees from Paul, but without any
success. Since we need to get the invitations out ASAP, I am now approaching
you, and asking you whether you know of any suitable individuals who might
be willing to come...!

Answers in an email within 24 hours please!

Sorry for he short notice...
Tim
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

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