COP27 6-18 November 2022 Location: Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt

   Week I Side Events 

Title “Nurses can be in charge and lead the responsibility for significantly improving society’s

response to climate change and promoting strategies for a healthy future”

TIME: 12PM US/Canada   7PM Romania DATE: November 12th, 2022  Zoom ID: 858 9227 8082  Passcode:  928716 

Summary

“WHO defined environmental health as the section of human health determined by physical,

chemical, biological and psychosocial factors in the environment. Is a concept of public health

that focuses on promoting the well-being and health of human when interacting with the

environment, and in the monitoring or mitigating the environmental factors that badly affect

human health and disease."

Moderator: Dr.  Ahmed Nigim  ENT Specialist Doctor UNICEF HIV/AIDS Peer Educator,UN Representative to the Office of Geneva at HCRFF CHAIR UNGMP 

Panelists

Esraa Zahran Abdallah.RN  MSN Jordan

Mohammad Khader Jaber. RN BSN Jordan

Fatima Naser Farhan.Researcher in Bioinformatics. Jordan

UNFCCC Civil Society Side Events

Title "   

“Climate change continues its growing impact on the African continent, hitting the most vulnerable the hardest and contributing to a number of factors including food insecurity, gender gap in rural areas, population displacement, stress on water resources and soil degradation In-Person November 9, 2022 Time 16:45—18:15 Room 8 (150) Blue Zone 

Summary

  Tree planting remain rural area best effort to combat climate change . A presentation of a series of short films documenting the impacts of climate change on Ghana as reported by local youth.    

The Ghana Youth Video Program is a research project out of the History Department at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and funded by Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council. This program focuses on young filmmakers and the climate impacts on various communities of Ghana. In this program, 12 youth aged between 18 and 30 participated in making documentary short films between three and five minutes. A one-day workshop conducted virtually provided technical training for producing films according to the preferred style of the UNFCCC's Youth Climate Report, a digital database of almost 700 films made by youth around the world. Participants were given approximately two months to work on their projects while consulting with project co-leads Jeff Grischow, a professor of African History, Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, a professor of social work, and Mark Terry, a professor of documentary film, all at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada.
The completed films are:
• The Rise in Sea Level as a Result of Climate Change in Coastal Communities in Ghana: An examination of recent flooding resulting from rising sea levels in coastal communities;
• The Impact of Climate Change on Rural and Agricultural Communities: An examination of the negative impacts of climate change to Ghana’s farming communities;
• The Fight against Poseidon: An examination of the socio-economic impacts of erosion and flooding to Ghana’s coastal communities due to rising sea levels;
• Urban Action towards Climate Change: An examination of how the government of the capital city of Accra is responding to the impacts of climate change;
• Our Dying Oasis: An examination of extreme heat and drought conditions in Ghana.
• Climate Change to Agriculture to My Community: An examination of the impacts of climate change to Ghana’s farming communities;
• Effects of Climate Change on Rural and Agricultural Areas: An examination of the impacts of climate change from the perspective of local farmers;
• The Surge: An examination of how rising sea levels and string winds are combining to flood the city of Keta in Ghana.
• Green Zongo: An examination of how climate migration is placing new stresses on urban environments.
• Smart Farmers: An examination of new adaptation techniques being developed by farmers to cope with climate change impacts.
• Climate Impact in Anyamam: An examination of the impacts of climate change in Anyamam.
• Impacts of Climate Change on Rural and Agricultural Areas: An examination of the negative impacts of climate change on Ghana’s rural and agricultural areas.

Moderator: Kabine Doumbia Founder ASRAD Introduction of Africa Climate Change 10minutes

Special Guest  Hon. Modibo Kone Ministre de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable   Mali 10 Minutes

Panelists

Introduction 1 minute

Topic:Beyond Neem Tree Planting for Climate Change: Bridging Gender Gap in Rural Areas

Mr. Umar Saleh Anka Founder of CERD & Aisha Adamu Abdullahihi Founder UMMINRASHIDA CARE FOUNDATION URCF-NIG 25 Minutes

Introduction 1 minute

Topic: Ghana Youth Climate Change Film Presentation 30 Minutes 

Dr. Mark Terry Executive Director Youth Climate Report & Magnus Mfoafo-McCarthy

Title "  Plastics Circular Economy "

TIME: 11:30AM 2PM CAIRO   DATE: November 7, 2022  ID:  848 2566 6175  Passcode: 397850 

Summary

 Plastics circular economy means providing value of plastics in the economy. It means creating price for any category of plastics rather than being used once and then discarded. 

 Event Coordinator:

Prasad Bonam, India Youth For Society, India

Panelists

  Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik, Consultant, Earth Day, Bangladesh 

Pierrette  J Cazeau MBA, MHA, Health Expert, Designated National Focal Point to UNFCCC,  President & Founder HCRFF USA 

 Appala Reddy Yendreddi   President  India Youth Society  India 

Week 2 Side Events 

Title: “Environmental health and Otorhinolaryngology diseases” 

TIME:   9:30am 2PM Cairo  DATE: 11 November  Zoom :  869 4451 7051 Passcode: 242587 

Summary 

 "Many human diseases have developed in relation to a lot of environmental factors. Various otorhinolaryngology diseases are affected by both chemical and physical environmental pollutants. "

Moderator:  Ms. Berci Cristina Izabella   Project and Change Manager, Biochemical Engineer. 

Panelists  

Dr. Ahmed H H Nigim Palestine

ENT Specialist Doctor

Co-authors:

Dr. Ahmad Albyyari Jordan

ENT Senior Resident Doctor 

Title " Does environmental pollution affect our mental health and wellbeing?

TIME: 11:30AM 2PM CAIRO    DATE: November 15, 2022  ID:  ID: 833 9651 4269 Passcode 234508 

Summary

The major goal of the side event is to raise awareness about the negative impact of pollutants on

mental health and well-being additionally, we will discuss mental health aspects, identify the main

forms of pollution, review the main mental health disorders that result from pollutant factors, and

suggest strategies to limit pollution and enhance our mental health positively.

Moderator: Dr. Ahmed Nigim  ENT Specialist Doctor UNICEF HIV/AIDS Peer Educator, UN Representative to the Office of Geneva at HCRFF CHAIR UNGMP Palestine  

Panelists

Dr. Nagham Anbar, Researcher at Individual differences and legal psychology lab, Psychology

Department, Babes Bolyai University,  Palestine 

 Ms. Berci Cristina Izabella Hungary