The Global Health Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently presented the second of its Health and Development Seminar Series: Climate Change, Health and International Development, supported by the Specialist Health Service (SHS). The seminar explored the impacts of climate change and health, its relevance to health policy and programming in the Australian aid program, and how to build climate adaptation into health programs throughout the aid cycle, from concept and design, to implementation, monitoring and evaluation.In this episode we bring you insights from Professor Kathryn Bowen, who presented on climate change and impacts on health in our region. Professor Bowen is Deputy Director at Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor with the Environment, Climate and Global Health at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. She was a lead author on the health chapter of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group II, Sixth Assessment Report 2018-2022. Kathryn is an international expert on the science and policy of sustainability (particularly climate change) and health issues, with 20 years’ experience in original public health research, science assessment, capacity development and policy advice.We encourage you to join the conversation at @CentreHealthSec. You can follow Professor Kathryn Bowen at @kathrynjbowen and Melbourne Climate Futures at @MCFunimelb. More information is also available at unimelb.edu.au/climate and www.linkedin.com/showcase/melbourneclimatefutures

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