ImpactE International Conference on
"Past, Present and Future Health Impacts of Extreme Events in Portugal"
25-26 May 2009
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Auditorium 3, Lisbon, Portugal
REGISTRATION
The availability of the room is limited to 134 people, so registration is mandatory. The conference is free of charge. Registration must be sent by e-mail to the address aantunes@siam.fc.ul.pt until the 18th of May 2009.
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PROGRAM
26 of May 2009 |
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9.30-9.40 |
Opening Session |
9.40-9.50 |
About Project ImpactFilipe Duarte Santos, SIM, CCIAM, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa |
9.50-10.40 |
Impact of Extreme Temperatures in Iberian mortalityRicardo García-Herrera, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
10.40-11.30 |
Health and Environmental Impacts of the Outstanding 2003 Heatwave in EuropeRicardo Trigo, CGUL, IDL, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa |
11.30-11.45 |
Coffee Break |
11.45-12.35 |
Weather Related Health ImpactsPavlos Kassomenos, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina |
12.35-14.30 |
Lunch |
14.30-15.20 |
The ECDC Response to the Climate Change ChallengeJan Semenza, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
15.20-16.10 |
Extreme Weather Events in Portugal: Years, Life, and Health LostPaulo Nogueira, Instituto Dr. Ricardo Jorge |
16.10-16.40 |
EuroHeat Project - Heathwave Action Plans in Europe and the Heat-Health Action Plan GuidanceAntónio Tavares, Instituto Dr. Ricardo Jorge |
16.40-16.55 |
Coffee Break |
16.55-17.25 |
Project 2FUN - Integrating Climate Change in Health Risk AssessmentsElsa Casimiro, SIM, CCIAM, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa |
17.25-17.55 |
Downscalling Future Climate ScenariosPedro Lopes, SIM, CCIAM, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa |
26 of May 2009 |
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9.30-10.20 |
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for HealthKristie Ebi, ESS, LLC |
10.20-11.10 |
Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon EconomyPaul Epstein, Harvard Medical School |
11.10-11.25 |
Coffee Break |
11.25-12.30 |
DebateRound table: Francisco George (Direcção Geral de Saúde); Viriato Soromenho-Marques (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa), K. Ebi, P. Epstein, F.D. Santos |
SCOPE
Climate change impacts on the human health are one of the most important environmental concerns in the XXI century. Many studies have established a link between changing climate conditions and diseases (SIAM I, 2002). In order to assess this link we started in 2006 the research project: Past, Present and Future Health Impacts of Extreme Events in Portugal. This project is funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and one of its objectives is to make the assessment of past and current population health vulnerability to: periods of extreme thermal stress; periods with high air pollution levels associated with extreme temperatures and to forest fires and also to the indirect health impacts of drought periods. Another objective is to make the assessment of the possible increases in mortality and morbidity associated with future episodes of extreme weather in Portugal, in particular those associated with heatwaves.
Project Funding
Conference Funding
Conference Organization
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
The ImpactE Conference will take place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Av. de Berna, 45A, Lisbon)
How to get to the Impact Conference by public transportation:
Subway: Yellow line: station: "Campo Pequeno" (10 m walk) and blue line station "Praça de Espanha"
Bus16, 718, 726, 742, 746, 56 Hotels
We suggest that you stay near a subway station, as this is the easiest way to reach the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
HOTELS
The following hotels are suggestions only:
The Ibis hotels near subway stations are the following: Ibis Lisboa Saldanha; Ibis Lisboa Liberdade; Íbis Lisboa José Malhoa. You can make reservations online.
Comfort Hotel Principe
Avenida Duque de Avila 201
1050-082 Lisboa
Hotel Alif
Avenida Joao XXI 80
1000-081 Lisboa
Vip Inn Berna
Av. Antonio de Serpa 13
1069-199 Lisboa
Vip Inn Saldanha
Rua Fernao Lopes 25
1000-132 Lisboa
OTHER INFORMATION
National Emergency Number: 112
Taxis in Lisbon
21 799 64 60(Autocoope) | 21 811 90 00 (RádioTáxis) | 21 811 11 00(Teletáxis)
Tourism Information
Portugal Tourism: www.visitportugal.com and www.travel-in-portugal.com
Lisbon Tourism: www.atl-turismolisboa.pt and www.insidelisbon.com
Youth Hostels: www.pousadasjuventude.pt