Avoiding Catastrophe: Linking Armed Conflict, Harm to Ecosystems, and Public Health Conference

May 4, 2016 - May 6, 2016 | Concordia University (Loyola Sustainability Research Centre)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Gathering experts from the medical, epidemiological, veterinary, conflict management, biodiversity conservation, climate change and political science communities, this conference will pursue an integrated understanding of the catastrophic combination of prolonged armed conflict, environmental alterations such as biodiversity loss, and challenges to the provision of public health, including emergent infectious diseases, nutrition, and mental health issues.

This event is hosted by the LOYOLA SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH CENTRE, and is funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connections Program.Partners include: Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Doctors Without Borders, EcoHealth Alliance, Future Earth, the Human Security Institute, and the United Nations Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity.

To register, follow this link: http://bit.ly/1nF888V. 

For more information, please contact Dr. Peter Stoett at Peter.Stoett@concordia.ca.