International Workshop
“Climate Change
Impact on Public Health in the Russian
Russian Arctic is among most vulnerable to global climate change impact regions on Earth. Changes of epidemiological status of Arctic population will be one of important consequences of global warming. In particular, it will be reflected in a wider than earlier distribution of existing and the emergence of new infectious diseases, as well as growth of non-communicable diseases. Public health situation will be further exacerbated by social-economic changes and large-scale impacts on ecosystems.
The event was held under United Nations Arctic initiatives in Moscow, Russian Federation on 19-20 of May 2008. This was the first conference of its kind aimed at the assessment of climate change impact on public health in the Russian Arctic. The workshop brought together specialists working in different fields of applied medicine and at the science/policy interface in Russia and abroad, representatives of federal and regional executive powers as well as participants from international organizations working on environment, development and health issues (United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization, and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme) to exchange knowledge and experience of public policy development in response to climate change in Arctic countries as well as develop major recommendations on public health response to climate change impact in the Russian Arctic.
Major topics to be covered during the Workshop are:
· Climate change in the Russian Arctic;
· Specific health issues of population residing in the
· Global warming and non-communicable diseases;
· Climate change impact on distribution of existing and the emergence of new infectious diseases in the Arctic;
· Development of Response Action Plans aimed at reduction of exposure and public health emergencies related to global warming.
Monday, 19th May 2008 Climate change impact on public health in the Russian Arctic |
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Opening
remarks and welcome by UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident
Representative Mr.
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Opening talk Menne B. (WHO,
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1. Climate in the Russian Arctic: Current Trends and Future Scenarios |
Session 1 deals with the regional assessment of climate change impact on physical environment in the Russian Arctic. Special emphasis will be given to discussion consequences of permafrost degradation. The session provides overview of physical background of public health changes related to climate evolution |
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Anisimov O. (S-Petersburg) “Arctic Climate: current trends and key environmental consequences” |
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Ginzburg A. (Moscow) “Climate dynamics and atmospheric pollution in the Russian Arctic” |
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Grigoriev M., Skachkov Yu. (Yakutsk) “Climate impact on permafrost evolution in the Asian sector of the Russian Arctic. Development risks” |
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Maksimov T. (Yakutsk) “Global significance of permafrost ecosystems of Yakutia” |
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Session 2 provides an overview of existing knowledge of public health issues in the Far North of Russia such as demographic situation, dietary specifics, and physiological mechanisms of adaptation. It will discuss background situation and particular health vulnerability of people living in the North |
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Revich B. (Moscow) “Climate change in the Russian Arctic: public health risks” |
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Bogoyavlensky D. (Moscow) “Peoples of the Russian North – demographic situation at the turn of centuries” |
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Khasnulin V. (Novosibirsk) “Specific public health issues in contemporary climatic and geophysical conditions in the Arctic” |
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Krivoschekov S. (Novosibirsk) “Physiological mechanisms of adaptation and public health issues in Northern Siberia” |
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Manchuk V. (Krasnoyarsk) “Current state and public health status of Arctic population” |
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Buganov A. (Nadym) “Climate and ecological impacts on public health in the Far North” |
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Chaschin V., Zibarev E., Barnes E., Dyer R. (S-Petersburg) “Climate change impact on human exposure to persistent toxic substances in the Russian Arctic: Health risks” |
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Kutinov Yu., Zhistova Z. (Arkhangelsk) “Dynamics of short-term geomagnetic variations, structure of atmospheric pressure, ozone content and their impact on health of northern populations" |
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3. Climate change and infectious diseases in the Arctic |
Session
3 explores the most challenging aspect of climate change impact on public health
in the
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Netesov S. (Novosibirsk) “Climate and environmental change and infectious diseases in the Siberian Arctic” |
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Tronin A., Tokarevich N., Buzinov R. (S-Petersburg) “Climate change and occurrence of tick infections in Arkhangelsk Oblast” |
Tuesday, 20th May 2008 Towards Public Health Response Planning and Follow-Up |
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Parkinson A. (Anchorage) “Climate change and impact on infectious diseases in the Arctic: The public health response” |
Second
day of the workshop provides an overview of public health response to climate
change in the
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Granberg I. (Moscow) “Climatic and meteorological factors impact on human health” |
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Zibarev E., Chaschin V. (S-Petersburg) “Critical assessment of the removal of toxic wastes in areas inhabited by Arctic indigenous communities” |
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Platonov A. “Expecting unexpected: climate change impact on infectous diseases and public health response” |
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Savilov
E., Astafiev V.
(Irkutsk) “Biological pollution of
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Kershengolts B., Chernyavsky V., Nikiforov O., Repin V. (
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Sidorov P. and Degteva G. (
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Senchenya I. (
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