Programme

All times listed are local time in Lahti, Finland (EEST).
Day 1, Monday 8.11.2021

Opening the Conference

14:00~14:25

Opening words

 





Session 1: Crossing boundaries to reach solutions 

, Hospital District of Helsinki

14:30~15:00

Social tipping dynamics for a rapid decarbonization



, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz

15:05~15:25

Climate action for health and wellbeing in cities 



, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

 
Solutions:

15:25~15:40

Sustainable and Healthy Buildings in the Changing Climate:

Balancing Costs and Benefits

, University of Helsinki, The Finnish Institute for Health Welfare (THL)

15:40~15:55

How to promote sustainable food systems and healthy and safe eating in young children 

 The Finnish Institute for Health Welfare (THL)

15:55~16:10

Our life depends on nature

 , WWF Finland

16:10~16:30

Discussion

Day 2, Tuesday 9.11.2021   

Session 2: How  the environment affects health 

Chaired by , The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL)

9:00~9:30

The health benefits of nature  

, Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)

9:35~9:55

The built environment and child health

, Imperial College London

 

Solutions:

9:55~10:10

The Finnish allergy & asthma program:

Practical example of joining forces for long-term action

, South Karelia Allergy and Environment Institute

10:10~10:25

Promoting sustainable well-being and health in health care

(child health center experiment in Lahti)

, University of Helsinki

10:25~10:45

Discussion

10:45~11:15

Poster session

 

Session 3: Climate change and human health  

Chaired by

11:15~11:45

IPCC and health 

, University of Helsinki

11:50~12:10

What is being done at the EU level to achieve sustainable living

 

Solutions:

12:10~12:25

How to inspire people to live a good, sustainable life? 

, Sitra

12:25~12:40

The personal carbon trade application CitiCAP  

, City of Lahti

12:40~13:00

Discussion

13:00~13:30

Poster session

13:00~14:00

Lunch break

Session 4: Healthy and sustainable urban areas for humans 

Chaired by , University of Helsinki

14:00~14:30

Global urbanization and its impacts on ecosystems,

biodiversity and recent green infrastructure planning efforts in cities  

, Humboldt University

14:35~14:55

Air quality, urban green spaces, and health

, University of Helsinki

 

Solutions:

14:55~15:10

Urban greening interventions and land use as tools

to enhance immune modulationof urban dwellers 

, Finnish Natural Resources Institute (LUKE)

15:10~15:17

Story of Lahti European Green Capital 2021 - from

exploitation to love of nature

, City of Lahti

15:18~15:25

Scalable atmospheric monitoring solutions for healthier cities

, Vaisala 

15:25~15:45

Discussion

Side event: the NatureStep Program

A new environmental health strategy for the Lahti region, NatureStep, will be announced on Tuesday, 9th of November. 

The event will be held entirely in Finnish. It will be streamed to the City of Lahti YouTube channel, and is freely available for all interested.

17:00~17:20

Ympäristö ja terveys: ohjelman syntytarina

17:20~17:30

Luontoaskel terveyteen -ohjelman julkistaminen

ja Hanna Haveri

17:30~18:00

Paneelikeskustelu: Luontoaskelin terveysloikkaan

Juontaja:

, Lahti

, WWF Suomi

, Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos

, Helsingin Yliopisto