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Tufts Environmental Literacy Institute
TELI - 2013One Health
Tufts Institute for the Environment
Climate Change
Tim WeiskelHarvard University Extension School
Monday, 20 May 2013
An Overview of the Patterns, Trends and Prospects for
Global Health
Tim Weiskel
…social anthropologist and an historian.
Important to note thatI am not a climate scientist …. nor a medical or public health specialist…
Tim Weiskel
…social anthropologist and an historian.
In fact, you are all anthropologists and historians…
Tim Weiskel
…social anthropologist and an historian.
In fact, you are all anthropologists and historians…
That is, you all have implicit theories of the human enterprise and you are all aware of at least some part of the past and your role in a continuum.
Tim Weiskel
…social anthropologist and an historian.Think of yourselves as…trained to take the long view and large perspective on the human “experiment” in its evolutionary context.
Tim Weiskel
…social anthropologist and an historian.Think of yourselves as…trained to take the long view and large perspective on the human “experiment” in its evolutionary context. First observation:Humans are one of a successive series of species in a complex, interdependent and evolving ecosystem.
Tim Weiskel
…social anthropologist and an historian.Think of yourselves as…trained to take the long view and large perspective on the human “experiment” in its evolutionary context. First observation:Humans are one of a successive series of species in a complex, interdependent and evolving ecosystem.
(…comments here are drawn from 10 years of the online Harvard
course….)
How is the ecosystem evolving?
(…comments here are drawn from 10 years of the online Harvard
course….)
How is the ecosystem evolving?
Is this really true? No.
Is this really true? No.
In opposition to a mechanical and technology-driven approach to the world, scientists are turning to an alternative scientific understanding of life systems on Earth.
James Lovelock has labeled this the concept of :
“Geophysiology” as a new way of
understanding Earth and the human role within it.
“Geophysiology sees the organisms of the Earth evolving by Darwinian natural selection in an environment that is the product of their ancestors and not simply a consequence of the Earth’s geological history.”
James Lovelock
“By assuming that the climate is mainly a physical property of the Earth’s surface environment we leave out the important consideration of living organisms, including humans and their dependent species of crops and livestock, as an integral and interactive part of the climate system.”
James Lovelock
Planetary Physiology: Integrative Thinking
About Human and Planet Health
A Memorial Tribute toPaul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.
1943-2011
1996
2001
Grassroots GlobalGrassroots Leadership + Global Vision:
Dr. Paul R. Epstein
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2012/climate_atlas_20121029/en/index.html
Infections
Infections
Infections
Infections
Emergencies
Emergencies
Emergencies
Emerging Environmental Challenges
Emerging Environmental Challenges
Emerging Environmental Challenges
Emerging Environmental Challenges
Climate-Health Interactions
Climate-Health Interactions
(Crisis for Major Post-Columbian Cities)
Climate-Health Interactions
Climate-Health Interactions
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Miami Beach - 2010
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Limassol Beach – 12 January 2012
Cyprus: Laboratory and Vital Indicator of Mediterranean Climate Change
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Limassol Beach – 12 January 2012
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Cyprus Limassol Beach – 12 January 2012
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Cyprus Limassol Beach – 12 January 2012
http://cyprus-institute.us/2009-Cyprus-Climate-Assessment-home.htm
In addition to wider extremes in weather events and a greater
frequency in the occurrence of these events, what else is
happening in the region?
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http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2010/01/20100107_atc_11.mp3
http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2010/01/20100107_atc_11.mp3 http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2010/01/20100107_atc_11.mp3
http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2010/01/20100108_atc_15.mp3
"Water shortage threatens Malta - 17 Nov 08," YouTube - AlJazeeraEnglish, (17 November 2008).
Increased desertification of Turkey's arable land -22 Aug 08
"Water crisis in Israel," YouTube - ChoiceJJ, (27 January 2009).
Cyprus running out of water 2008
Never before….and never again.
Tim Weiskel 101http://yale-68.net/video/Peak-moment-Loop.wmv
Culturally, we need to move from sectoral thinking to systems thinking. We need to keep clearly in mind more than just one problem and specifically how different problems amplify and interact with each other. Further, we need to understand that growth is inherently destabilizing.
Where are the “authoritative sources” for this nexus of problems…?
Where are the “authoritative sources” for this nexus of problems…?
Climate Change – Social Stress
Climate Change – Social Stress
Climate Change – Social Stress
Climate Change – Social Stress
VS Default Crisis ModeBeyond Crisis Mode
One HealthYou must now take the lead to move beyond
“sector-specific thinking.”
You will need to see Earth’s ecosystem as a complex, interacting and evolving entity.
One HealthYou must now take the lead to move beyond
“sector-specific thinking.”
You will need to see Earth’s ecosystem as a complex, interacting and evolving entity.
One HealthYou must now take the lead to move beyond
“sector-specific thinking.”
You will need to see Earth’s ecosystem as a complex, interacting and evolving entity.
You must now learn – and learn to teach others – that there is only - ONE HEALTH We only have one Earth.
We only get one chance.
Tufts Environmental Literacy Institute
TELI - 2013One Health
Tufts Institute for the Environment
Climate Change
Tim WeiskelHarvard University Extension School
Monday, 20 May 2013
An Overview of the Patterns, Trends and Prospects for
Global Health
