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Health and cooling systems that can be adopted in Africa - CHANCE workshop

The next workshop in Climate Health Africa Network for Collaboration and Engagement (CHANCE) will take place 30th of March 2022 10-11 AM SAST.

 The topic of discussion will be "HEALTH AND COOLING SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED IN AFRICA".

 WORKSHOP AGENDA

 MC: Dr. Vincent Pagiwa (University of Botswana, Botswana) & Caroline Muthoni (Aga Khan University, Kenya)

  1. Opening and welcome (MC) 2 min

  2. Interactive introductions (Bettina Koelle) 8 min

  3. Keynote address: Health and Cooling Systems in Africa

    1. An integrative approach to climate-proofing South African towns (Dr. Caredee Wright) 10 min

    2. The use of "Cool roofs" in improving health in Africa, learning from the experience of Nouna in Burkina Faso. (Dr. Aditi Bunker) 10 min

  4. Discussion by members (interactive) 20 min

  5. Next steps 5 minutes

  6. Closure

For more information and interest in joining the network, please contact: Dr Vincent Pagiwa (vpagiwa@ub.ac.bw)  

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