3/20/2024 0 Comments China countdown 2021She suggested that to protect people’s health, fossil fuel use must be reduced and action taken to cope with climate change.įrom last year's Baiyin Marathon Incident in Gansu Province and 7.20 Rainstorm in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, to this year's extreme high temperatures and droughts, climate change and extreme climatic events have been undoubtedly impacting people's health. Marina Romanello pointed out that the world is facing multiple compound crises, challenges exacerbated by climate change. Wang noted that The Lancet has always been valuing close cooperation with Chinese scholars, and wishes to continue to work with Chinese scientists in the future for the global health cause, including that in China. Helena Wang in her speech recognized the academic achievements scored by the DESS, Tsinghua University and the Lancet Countdown Asia Center, and extended her appreciation for the good communication effect worldwide achieved via the Lancet platform. He noted that the international cooperation model of The Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has not only fostered the academic growth of many young scholars, but also promoted the development of relevant disciplines in the region. Peng Gong reviewed the collaboration between Tsinghua University and The Lancet over the past decade. This year's report launch event has expanded our vision from China to the rest of Asia, demonstrating Tsinghua people’s responsibility for and commitment to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and boost the health and well-being of all mankind. Rong Zeng noted that since 2020 the annual China Lancet Countdown Report has been continuously tracking the impact of climate change and actions in response to climate change on the health of the Chinese people, and promoting substantial progress in a number of national strategies and policies related to climate change. This is not only an effort to implement the important instructions stressed by President Xi Jinping at the 20 th CPC National Congress, that is, “to advance the Healthy China Initiative, and give strategic priority to ensuring the people’s health”, “to advance the Beautiful China Initiative”, and “respond to climate change”. Rong Zeng noted in his speech that the DESS, Tsinghua University led several top institutions at home and abroad to compile and launch The 2022 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change in an effort to cope with the major challenges of climate change to people’s health, disclose the impact of climate change on health, and seek solutions to collaboratively address climate and health problems. Yong Luo, Vice Dean of the School of Science, Chair of the Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University. Professor Chi Zhang of the Beijing Institute of Technology, Assistant Researcher Shihui Zhang and Associate Professor Wenjia Cai of the Department of Earth System Science (DESS), Tsinghua University interpreted the report. Marina Romanello, Executive Director of Lancet Countdown delivered online speeches. Helena Wang, Asia Executive Editor of The Lancett, and Dr. Peng Gong, Co-chair of Lancet Countdown, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong KongPeng Gong, Professor Yong Luo, Chair of the Department of Earth System Science in Tsinghua University, Dr. Professor Rong Zeng, Vice-President of Tsinghua University, Prof. On October 30, the launch event on The 2022 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change was held in Beijing.
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