Climate and Health – UM Initiatives (8:45AM) By: Dushyantha Jayaweera and Naresh Kumar Inauguration Remark on Climate and Health (9:00AM) By: President Julio Frank Session – 1: Climate and Health: Emerging Challenges - A Panel Discussion (9:30 AM to 11:00AM)

 • Uncertainty in the tangible health effects of climate, by Dr. Naresh Kumar
 • Uncertainty in the trends of climate and related environmental changes 
• Adequacy of policies to manage health effect of climate, and 
• Risk management and its relation to climate health impacts by Cesar Marolla, ALM. 

Panelists: Roni Avissar, PhD; Mehdi Mirsaeidi MD, MPH; Amy Clement, PhD; Joseph Prospero, PhD; Naresh Kumar.