Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Institute at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will host a two-day Climate Action and Health Conference from November 27-28, as part of the University’s wide-ranging contribution to sustainability in the lead up to COP28. Featuring leading global experts, the event is organized in association with the Policy Committee of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, and will include a series of panels, workshops, and networking sessions. 

The conference aims to be a focal point for researchers, policy analysts, and government representatives to converge and collectively address the intersection of climate action and public health. It is being held as the impact of climate change continues to pose global risks and the need to address its causes becomes more urgent. Amidst these challenges, lies a profound opportunity to explore mitigation measures that not only combat these issues but also bring about significant benefits to human health.

The first day of the event will include opening remarks by the Dean of Science at NYUAD Marta Losada, followed by four panel sessions that will bring together academics, scientists, and experts to share knowledge regarding the potential climate benefits from public health steps, determine ways to employ public health measures to also attain climate action, and to identify public health and urban planning policies that also mitigate climate change.

The second day will primarily consist of workshops as attendees are divided into report writing subgroups. The conference aims to conduct dissemination of the meeting’s scientific content by developing a Workshop Report for publication, under the auspices of the ISEE Policy Committee in a high impact scientific journal. The event will end with a tour of The NYU Abu Dhabi’s Art Gallery, current exhibition Horizon by Blane De St. Croix, which was developed following a series of residencies over the last year in which the artist worked closely with NYUAD faculty, and other climate experts in the UAE community. For more information, please visit this link.

The conference is being held in the same period that NYUAD is chairing the Universities Climate Network (UCN). Comprising UAE-based universities and higher education institutions, the UCN collaborates on facilitating dialogues, workshops, public events, policy briefs, and youth participation in the lead up to and beyond COP28.

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About The NYU Abu Dhabi Institute

The NYU Abu Dhabi Institute is an interdisciplinary center for advanced research, artistic creativity, and public outreach. The Institute sponsors, curates, and coordinates research conferences, workshops, lectures, film series, exhibitions, and performances that address issues relevant to Abu Dhabi, the region, and the world.

In its location on the NYUAD campus adjacent to the Saadiyat Island Cultural District, the Institute provides an intellectual forum for public talks, dedicated conference spaces, research labs, and workspace for visiting scholars. The Institute brings together faculty, academic researchers, and students from the region and the world, and encourages learning, collaboration, and innovation.

The Institute strengthens intellectual and programmatic links between NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU's renowned graduate and professional schools and research initiatives. At its 19 Washington Square North location, the Institute hosts public events and conferences in New York City.

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NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective program with majors in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, arts, and humanities with a world center for advanced research. Its campus enables students to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world, and to advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from some 125 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.