SDE Seminar Series towards
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health – SDE - PAHO/WHO
Green Economy/Green Jobs - health risks and benefits
Tenth Seminar:
11 April 2012 – PAHO/WHO
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - EDT (
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Green Economy/ Green Jobs are viewed as a new activity whose scope in terms of health risks and benefits continue to be an emerging challenge.
However, it seems it can generate very significant co-benefits for preventing infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and occupational diseases, and even benefit workers’ health promotion.
This seminar intends to show some evidence in different economic sectors, as well as to share successful experiences in the construction sector.
Agenda
12:00 p.m. Welcome and introduction: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO
12:05 p.m. Workers’ Health in the Green Economy and Sustainable Development:
Dr. Ivan Ivanov Dimov, MD, PhD, Team Leader, Occupational Health, WHO
12:20 p.m. Green economy in the construction sector: NIOSH experiences:
Dr. Christine M. Branche, PhD, FACE Associate Principal Director and Director Office of Health and Safety in Construction, NIOSH
12:35 p.m. Commentaries and perspectives from ILO
Dr. Valentina Forastieri, Coordinator of the Health Promotion and Training Unit, International Labor Organization (ILO)
12:45 p.m. Questions and Answers
For further information, see the following links released by the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction
How to participate:
In person:
PAHO/WHO
Online: via Elluminate link:
- Spanish room: www.paho.org/virtual/SeminariosSDE
- English room www.paho.org/virtual/SDESeminars
Background:
SDE Seminar Series towards
"Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development.
They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature" - Principle 1 of the
The Rio Declaration of 1992 recognizes that healthy populations are central to human progress and sustainable development, and remains equally true today. However, the economic pillar has been prioritized at the expense of the social and environmental pillars of sustainable development over the last few decades, becoming itself a source of volatility and destabilization.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development,
The “Zero Draft of the Outcome Document" [http://bit.ly/zDNKbR] is still under discussion. Health has been poorly positioned in this document and through our weekly discussions, we hope to provide an overview of some of the different aspects of health the context of sustainable development.
The SDE Seminar series will happen every Wednesday from 12 to 1pm (EDT), from February 8 to June 13th.
All Seminars will be live streamed, and open for participation in person at the PAHO/WHO headquarters, or via Elluminate. Some of the Seminars will be in English, others in Spanish.
For those who cannot follow the live seminar, we will have it available later at PAHO Rio+20 Toolkit at: http://bit.ly/oxoRdS
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