Climate Change and Human Health
Objectif :
The aim of this PSL week is to provide an overview of the current state of questions and knowledge concerning the links between climate change and human health. In addition to the health impacts of climate change, an important part of the week will focus on the significant health co-benefits that can be expected from certain climate change mitigation strategies. The tools allowing to estimate these co-benefits will be presented. The importance of considering health and social inequalities in climate change research and risk management will be illustrated.
Enseignants responsables :
Rémy Slama (Pr. Attaché ENS) et Kévin Jean (CPJ ENS-PSL), IBENS, ENS.
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1. Fundamentals of climate change (2h) |
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LMD, par ex. C Cassou. |
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2. Climate change health impacts (10h) |
a. Temperature (4-6 h) b. Other extreme weather events (1h) c. Biodiversity-mediated effects (1h) d. Other pathways : crop production, migrations e. Inequalities in impacts (1-2h) |
RS, KJ Biodiversity : Raphaël Métras ?
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3. Protecting from climate change consequences (adaptation)(2h) |
a. Evidence regarding adaptation against temperature effects b. Adapting cities to climate change c. Adaptation against flooding, drought and extreme weather events |
a. RS b. Martin Hendel (UPC) c. Hydro-climatology : Agnès Ducharme (UMR METIS)[S’assurer qu’ils connaissent les aspects santé] |
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4. Mitigating climate change : cobenefits (4 h) |
Sector-specific talks (agrifood, transportation, energy, housing sectors, urbanism…). Overall health impact of net zero carbon emission scenarios |
RS, KJ
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5. Tools to quantify benefits and optimize decarbonation pathways (1h ?) |
Health impact assessment (HIA) Other ? |
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6. Moving towards net zero carbon emissions (3h ?) |
a. Overall possible principles. Examples from other environmental issues b. Bans c. Financial tools/incitation |
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Team work : short film on arguments for climate action (3h) |
Students will work in groups to develop films targeting actors at various levels : individuals, collectivities, head of state, international |
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Role game : “2 tons” – (4h) |
[TBD : acting on GHG emissions at the micro or global scales ?] |
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Pré-requis : Anglais.
Date : 3-7 mars 2025
Modalités de validation : Presence and evaluation of the short movie. Catch-up via a multiple-choice questionnaire
