The WHO Health Development Center (WHO Kobe Center – WKC) conducts and promotes research to ensure that more people are protected from the health impacts of emergencies and disasters. Dr. Ryoma Kayano, WKC’s technical director, shares the center’s research on health emergencies and disaster risk management (health EDRM) at an international conference on climate change and its impact on public health and disaster risk. did.
Through a livestream, Dr. Kayano emphasized the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in disaster prevention and offered suggestions for practical research to reduce the impacts of climate-related disasters. This session aims to integrate insights from interdisciplinary research and global efforts and highlight strategies to monitor, reduce, and adapt to the increasing health risks posed by worsening air quality due to climate change. did. This also gave Dr. Chino the opportunity to expand his health EDRM research network.
The International Conference on Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), a multidisciplinary initiative of the International Council for Science and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), was held on 22 October 2024.
