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Climate Change and Planetary Health

Climate Change and Planetary Health

Mitigation measures are urgent if we wish to slow down the environmental damage from climate change, warned panellists at the TWAS session of the International Symposium GeoAdriatico.

The time for speeches is over. Now it's time to act, if we wish to leave this planet to future generations. This unanimous warning came from the five panellists who participated in the round table 'Climate Change and Planetary Health', organised by TWAS at the annual International Symposium 'GeoAdriatico' of the Cinzia Vitale Onlus.

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GeoAdriatico
Speakers and the public at GeoAdriatico International Symposium. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

GeoAdriatico, this year in its fourth edition, centres around diplomacy, economics, science, and religion. The event, which has received the patronage of the Italian Ministry of University and Research, the Senate of the Republic, the Chamber of Deputies, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was held in Trieste on 15 June. By fostering a dialogue on some of the challenges that the Mediterranean region is facing, it aimed to take a look into the future from a collaborative perspective.

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GeoAdriatico attendee
Question time at GeoAdriatico International Symposium. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

The symposium was moderated by TWAS Programme Coordinator Max Paoli and featured the following experts:

 

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GeoAdriatico attendee
A participant in GeoAdriatico International Symposium. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

The recording of the session is available here.

In times of severe challenges for our planet, Paoli said, the world should aim for climate justice and keep sustainability at the front seat in all the public debates. Sustainable development, he added, has always been at the heart of TWAS's activities. This is why, in line with its mission, and because of the broad spectrum of situations brought about by climate change in the developing world, in 2022 TWAS launched two new programmes:

Until now, the programmes have supported 15 and 14 scholars respectively. The TWAS-Elsevier programme awards teams of 2–5 women scientists for projects that take them outside the lab to promote practical and tangible change under the umbrella of the “climate action” SDG in their local context. The TWAS-Sida scholarships support promising young scientists from LDCs, to increase their skills in climate research and build a new generation of experts who can act effectively to mitigate climate change.

Cristina Serra

More photos are available here and on the TWAS Flickr page.

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Lučka Kajfež Bogataj GeoAdriatico
Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, IPCC Nobel Peace Prize 2007 winner, Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

 

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Paolo Fornasiero GeoAdriatico
Paolo Fornasiero, Full Professor of inorganic chemistry, University of Trieste. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

 

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Florence Colleoni GeoAdriatico
Florence Colleoni, Senior Researcher, Section of Geophysics, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (INOGS), Trieste. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

 

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Massimiliano Fabian GeoAdriatico
Massimiliano Fabian, Past President, International Coffee Organization (ICO). (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

 

 

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Lucilla Iacumin GeoAdriatico
Lucilla Iacumin, Full Professor, Department of Agrifood, Environment and Animal Sciences, University of Udine. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

 

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Max Paoli GeoAdriatico
Max Paoli, TWAS Programme Coordinator. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)