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Climate Change and the Air We Breathe

Episode Summary

We spend most of our time indoors - the particles in the air are connected not only to our health, but also to climate change. Dust travels far and emissions do not heed to borders. Dr Williams explains this fascinating connection of air pollution, health and climate change. She discusses the Climate by Health Framework which provides practical steps organisations and individuals can take to address air pollution.

Episode Notes

Dr. Claire Williams Bridgwater is a research professor at American University, Washington, DC, who teaches atmospheric biology, science diplomacy and environmental sciences. Originally trained as a plant breeder at North Carolina State University, she has been a tenured full professor at Texas A&M, a science advisor for the US State Department and a R&D program manager for a timber company. Having worked and travelled in over 60 countries, she has published papers and books about policy, population genomics, risk analyses, botany, atmospheric biology and forest ecology. She has also just completed a master's degree in global studies from University of North Carolina, studying environmental peacebuilding for the world's most fragile states.

https://climatehealthconnect.org/resources/climate-change-health-framework-action/ 

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241565073 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KmHgnMkAAAAJ&hl=en