Interdisciplinary perspectives on climate change and health
Do you want to explore the intersection between climate change and public health?
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Course leader
Esperanza Diaz, Professor, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at UiB and Director of the Pandemic Center.
This PhD-level course on Climate and Health provides a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between climate change and public health. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the scientific principles of climate change, the direct and indirect health impacts, and the need of societal preparedness at the local, national and global levels.
Through lectures, seminars, and hands-on workshops, students will learn to interpret climate data, model health impacts, understand policy development, and identify knowledge gaps. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to contribute to engage in interdisciplinary research and policy-making aimed at addressing the health challenges posed by climate change.
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Credits
Participation at the BSRS is credited under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Participants submitting an essay, in a form of a publishable manuscript of 10-20 pages, after the end of the summer school will receive 10 ECTS. Deadline for submission will be decided by your course leader.
It is also possible to participate without producing an essay. This will give you 5 ECTS. In order to receive credits, we expect full participation in the course-specific modules, plenary events and roundtables.
Course leader
Esperanza Diaz is professor at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at UiB and Director of the Pandemic Center. She is a medical doctor and a specialist in general medicine. She ia also senior researcher (20 %) at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.
Professor Diaz has researched migrant health since 2008, written over 150 peer-reviewed articles on the subject: She is also the author of Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. Esperanza Diaz has extensive experience in collaborating across faculties, institutions and groups in the population. She developed and has led the Pandemic Center since 2020.
