CRCHUM Prestige Conference held on May 16, 2025

Climate change and health: Mobilizing local research into global policy action

Professor Sherilee Harper will explain how climate change affects your health, the role of science in local and international decision-making, and how health equity contributes to climate solutions.

About the speaker

Sherilee L. Harper, PhD 
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta 
Vice chair, United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPCC)

Sherilee L. Harper is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Her research investigates associations between weather, environment and public health in the context of climate change, and she collaborates with partners across sectors to prioritize climate-related health actions, planning, interventions and research. She was a lead author on two of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports and served on the Gender Task Group for the IPCC. She co-chaired the Health and Wellbeing Advisory Table for the Government of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy and was a coordinating lead author on Health Canada's latest Climate Change and Health Assessment. She is currently a vice chair for the IPCC (WGI).

About CRCHUM's Prestige conferences

The CRCHUM Prestige Conferences are presented by world-renowned speakers in their field of expertise.

This Prestige conferences offer a broad perspective on a scientific topic in a language that is clear and accessible to all participants. They are mainly aimed at the scientific community, including participants who have no prior knowledge of the topic.