Watch it: Workshop on forest fires, health and climate concerns

The University of Tartu, Umea University, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute (SMHI) and CICERO Center for International Climate Research on 6 December organised a workshop addressing health concerns of forest fires in perspective of climate change. The workshop covered the latest research findings and mitigation strategies to address health challenges from those disasters.

Watch the recording of the webinar here:

Speakers and presentations at the workshop:

Chair: Hans Orru, University of Tartu

Monitoring and prediction of fires and fire smoke at multiple scales. Mikhail Sofiev, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

Exposure and health effects of the forest fires in Sweden 2018. Camilla Andersson, Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute (SMHI) and Bertil Forsberg, Umea University

Quantifying health impacts from forest fires in Europe for present and future scenarios, Sourangsu Chowdhury, CICERO Center for International Climate Research

The workshop was organised as part of the project ENBEL (Enhancing Belmont Research Action to support EU policy making on climate change and health) that coordinates a network of international health and climate research projects funded by Belmont Forum and the EU. ENBEL aims to contribute with knowledge and policy advice on climate change and health links to support adaptation and resilience.

Research presented was based on several project in the ENBEL network.