Event

SCIENCE TALKS: Connecting Extreme Weather Events and Sexual Health

Case studies from Kenya and Uganda

Time
America/Toronto
Details
Open to public
SCIENCE TALKS

What are the connections between climate change and related extreme weather events and sexual health? This talk will explore the growing evidence of linkages between climate change and sexual health, followed by case studies that include drought and flooding experiences of youth in Kenya and Uganda and explorations of ways forward. 

 

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Speaker

Carmen Logie

Prof. Carmen Logie

Adjunct Professor, Health Risk and Equity

UNU-INWEH

Host

Grace Oluwasanya

Grace Oluwasanya

Senior Researcher: Water, Climate and Gender
UNU-INWEH
Theme
Health and well-being
Keywords
Climate security Natural disasters Development
Institute
UNU-INWEH
Date Published
16 May 2024

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