Racism, Colonialism, and Climate Change: Uncovering Injustices in Impacts and Responses

Experts explored how race, structural discrimination, and colonialism contribute to the delay in climate action and the persistence of health inequities.

Speakers:

• Kenneth Anchang Yongabi, Regional Community Convenor, CCM, Sub Saharan Africa; Imo State University, Owerri
• Mita Huq, Researcher, Institute for Global Health, University College London
• Susana Almanza, Director, PODER, USA
• Elizabeth Koroivulaono, Director/Producer, “The Forgotten Pacific”
• Sandeep Maharaj, Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderated by: Renzo Guinto, Member of the O’Neill-Lancet Commission; Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore