From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Anneleen De Keukelaere</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anneleen@phmovement.org">anneleen@phmovement.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="2"><span> </span></font>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>On the 4<sup>th</sup>
of December, </span><b><span>the Climate and Health
Summit</span></b><span> </span><span>will take place as side event to the COP17 in South
Africa, Durban. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.climateandhealthcare.org" target="_blank">www.climateandhealthcare.org</a> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>The PHM together with
the </span><span>Climate and
Health Alliance, Health and Environment Alliance, FHI360, groundWork,
International Federation of Medical Students Associations, International
Council of Nurses, Public Health Association of South Africa, World Medical
Association, World Health Organization participates the event as official partners.
The Summit is organised by Health Care Without Harm, the Climate and Health
Council, World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Nelson R.
Mandela School of Medicine, </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><u><span>Background to the Summit</span></u></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Despite the major health dimensions of the climate crisis, and despite
the significant health co-benefits of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, public
health has not played a central role in the climate debate.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>In recent years however, the health sector has become increasingly
engaged and active in addressing climate and health at the local, national and
global levels.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>The <b>First Global Climate and Health Summit</b> aims to bring together
key health sector actors to discuss the impacts of climate change on public
health and solutions that promote greater health and economic equity between
and within nations. The Summit is geared to build the profile of the
health sector vis-ŕ-vis the COP17 negotiations in Durban, and to also help
build a broader, longer lasting global movement for a healthy climate.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><u><span>Objectives of the Summit</span></u></b></font></p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Raise
the profile of public health and the health sector vis-ŕ-vis the public
debate and global negotiations on climate change.</span></font></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Catalyze
greater health sector engagement on climate issues in a broad diversity of
countries.</span></font></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Build a
common, more coordinated approach to addressing the health impacts of
climate change.</span></font></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Develop
shared advocacy strategies for strong national and global policy measures
to mitigate and adapt to climate change.</span></font></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><u><span style="color:black">Registration</span></u></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><span style="color:black"><span> </span></span></b><span style="color:black">Registration is now
open for the conference at HCWH's new Global Climate and Health Resource
Center, <a href="http://www.climateandhealthcare.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.climateandhealthcare.org</span></a> . Please
register yourselves and please do circulate and publicize with your networks!<b> </b></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="color:black">Looking forward to working with everyone to build a
successful global movement for climate and health.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><font size="2">Third People's Health Assembly - July 2012 - Cape Town<br>
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