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Climate change and eye health are linked in a cause-and-effect cycle that threatens to undo decades of progress in global health.
As a follow-up to the recent Climate Action Conference (COP26), the United Nations (UN) Friends of Vision are bringing together UN Diplomats and agencies, as well as academics, environmentalist and eye health experts to discuss the impact of eye health on the climate and how climate change will disrupt critical eye care services.
This virtual event will build upon the work of IAPB’s Climate Action Working Group and focus on the links between eye health and Sustainable Development Goal 12 – responsible consumption and production – and call upon the sector to mitigate its carbon footprint, reduce its environmental impact and support climate resilience.
Aim: This event will raise awareness of how climate change is a health issue, not just an environment issue, and that planetary health is a key component to improving quality of eye care. It will also address how environmentally sustainable eye health services are required to make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Format: Moderator-led discussion with panel followed by Q & A with the audience
Talking Points:
Antigua & Barbuda
Mexico
Indonesia
