Disasters are Driving Hunger.

Disasters are driving world hunger

GENEVA, 16 October 2017 - “World hunger is on the rise and the estimated number of undernourished people has increased from 777 million in 2015 to 815 million in 2016”, according to Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett Director, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Liaison Office in Geneva.

Opening a panel discussion on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Agriculture Sectors on Friday for the 2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction, Ms. Birkett said, “In developing countries the agriculture sector absorbs about 22% of the total damage and losses caused by natural hazards. And, if one just considers drought, this figure rises to 84%. No sector is more sensitive than agriculture and no solution to climate change and disasters will be complete without agricultural inputs.”

http://www.unisdr.org/archive/55471

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Healthy Schools and Daycares. Webinar. 10/30/2017 2-3pm

upcoming webinar on environmental health issues related to schools and daycares:

Title: Healthy Schools / Healthy Daycares

Date: October 30, 2017 • 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT

Registration (required):

https://nih.webex.com/nih/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee78b4c772f3b3f2ffa44ba098284570d

Description

On the heels of the second annual Children’s Environmental Health Day (October 12, 2017) and the 15th annual National Healthy Schools Day (April 4, 2017), this webinar will focus on one important aspect of children’s environmental health – their learning environment. Approximately 55 million children are in 130,000 public and private PK-12 schools every day, and 9.8 million are in out-of-home, nonrelative, licensed child care and Head Start centers. Therefore, it is important to reflect on the different exposures that may affect their health and consider strategies for preventing or reducing those potential harms. In this webinar, we will hear from two experts in the field who will discuss the critical issues requiring our attention, the advances that have been made, and the opportunities for future work.

Presentations

Healthy Spaces for Children: Reducing Risks in Schools

Claire Barnett

Healthy Schools Network

Environmentally Healthy Childcare

Kimberly Hazard

University of California, San Francisco

For more information on PEPH Webinars visit:

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/translational/peph/webinars/index.cfm

Accommodations for Disabilities: 

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodation to participate in this event should contact Liam O’Fallon (ofallon@niehs.nih.gov or 919-541-7733). TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Requests should be made at least 5 business days in advance of the event.