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Sustainable DevelopmentHow the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health promotes it
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Sustainable Development- how the CIEH promotes it
Geographical Association, North Staffordshire Branch
Tuesday 8 December 2011
David Kidney, Head of Policy, CIEH
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The CIEH - Who we are and what we do
• A charity• A professional organisation with over
10,000 members in the public and private sectors
• A knowledge centre for environmental health
• A qualifications and certification body- Accredits degree courses – professional
training- International provider of accredited industry
qualifications e.g. food hygiene training
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Scope of environmental health
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Social Stressors
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Psychosocial Stressors
Psychosocial Stressors
Contributions of Environmental Health Specialists:
by assessing, correcting and preventing impact of stressors
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Do you believe in the science of climate change?
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Why shouldn’t you accept the science?
• Known shortcomings
• The Unknowns
• Modelling of scenarios
• Conspiracy theories (UEA – gate)
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Is the temperature rising?
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Is the change temporary?
• Sunspots
• Volcanoes
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Is the cause anthropogenic?• Is it the industrial
revolution and burning fossil fuels?
• Is it CFCs and similar compounds?
• Is it livestock – and methane emissions?
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Does it matter what the cause is?
• It does if there’s a problem and you want to know how to solve it
• But is there more than one problem anyway?
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Sustainable development and One Planet
• Where are we in relation to peak oil?
• Have you checked out the world’s human population lately?
• How shall we behave faced with shortages of food, water and other natural resources?
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Sustainable systems – the relationships
The Economy
Human Society
The Biosphere
Source: Forum for the Future
Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.
Kenneth Boulding, economist
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Climate change and the precautionary principle
• Running out of food and water
• Running out of energy
• Climate-related new threats
• Wars fought over resources – and the impacts of conflict
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Action or caution?
Principle 15 Rio Declaration Where there are threats of serious or
irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation
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So what actions?
Mitigation• Global action to cut carbon
emissionsAdaptation• Protection from impacts of
changeFairness• Poorest/least emitting
• Inter-generational
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Climate change impacts vary
All populations are vulnerable - but some are more vulnerable than others:• Initial health risks vary
• Coastal regions, mega-cities, mountainous and polar regions particularly vulnerable
• Health effects more severe for elderly and people with infirmities
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The Stern Review
The world has to act now on climate change or face devastating economic consequences, according to this report compiled by Sir Nicholas Stern
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Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol - a Treaty negotiated December 1997 in the city of Kyoto, Japan came into force February 2005
International community’s only legally binding commitments to cut emissions – ends 2012
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Copenhagen Climate Conference
CIEH activities and efforts
• 192 nations gathered in Copenhagen to seek a deal on fighting global warming, in a series of meetings 7– 18 December 2009• Only some signed a deal the Obama
administration called "meaningful" but which fell short of expectations for the summit• The talks go on – currently in Durban
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Environmental health’s role
A warmer and more variable climate:• Threatens higher levels of some air
pollutants
• Increases transmission of diseases through unclean water and contaminated food
• Compromises agricultural production in less developed countries
• Increases the hazards of extreme weather
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The public health impacts
Each year the basic determinants of health are already harsh enough:• 1.2 million people die from causes
attributable to urban air pollution• 2.2 million from diarrhoea, largely from lack
of access to clean water supply and sanitation, and from poor hygiene
• 3.5 million from malnutrition
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The CIEH’s contribution to the debate
Two publications in 2008:• Climate change and its
health impacts• Climate change, public
health and health inequalities
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And continuing the dialogue
• Conference and working group
• Call for evidence
• Publication of case studies of environmental health-led initiatives
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Our world, our wellbeing
68 case studies from across England, Northern Ireland and Wales
Copies sent to Ministers in Belfast, Cardiff and Westminster
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Where next with this work?
To Rio!
At Rio+20 next summer
Perhaps a new phase of Local Agenda 21?
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Training for new entrants to the profession
• Graduate entry and we set the curriculum
• Experiential learning required before entry – and CPD after
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And training for the world
• Level 2 Award in Environmental Principles and Best Practice
• Certificate in Environmental Management
• Level 3 Award in Environmental Management
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Training for a more sustainable future
• A new business model: circular, not linear
• New-build low carbon, resource efficient
• Energy efficient retro-fit (Green Deal)
• Existing skills, STEM skills, new skills
• We want to help
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We also try to practise what we preach
Our events venue 15Hatfields
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An objective standard of sustainable management
BS8900:
currently a pilot Standard
- and the CIEH first to attain it
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The CIEH works globally as well as locally
• Members/affiliates in 30 countries
• An International Special Interest Group
• An international portfolio of contracts for awards, training, expert advice
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Water for Kids
• A charity working to bring clean, safe water supplies to children in developing countries
• Founded by, and supported by, the CIEH
• Would you like to donate?
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London Olympics and Paralympics 2012
A showcase to the world of sustainability:• Health and safety in construction phase• Food safety, hygiene, health and nutrition for
all• A legacy of embedded sustainable
developmentEnvironmental impact of a global project
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EHP today, 2025
April 2025 issue Contents:• What Happens When The
Lights Go Out?• Remembering The Big
Flood• A Day in The Life of Moz
Keyto• Salmonella on the Rise• Unions Lobby for
Maximum Working Temperature
Peter HillChartered Environmental Health PractitionerWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council
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Where to find CIEH resourcesCIEH website: www.cieh.org
Climate change and its health impacts
http://www.cieh.org/policy/climate_change_health_implications.html
Our world, our wellbeinghttp://www.cieh.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=37708
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Thank you for listening
Questions welcome!Contact details:
David Kidney, Head of Policy, CIEH
Tel. 020 7827 5902
www.cieh.org