The Nordic One Health and Climate Change Conference
Healthy domestic and wild animals are central to ecosystem health as well as to the physical, mental and economic health of people. We invite you to explore the One health and Climate Change issues around these relationships with a specific focus on the Arctic.
Registration and attendance is free (limited seats available)
Students are encouraged to attend and present (costs of printing posters will be covered for students).
The goals of this meeting are to:
- Contribute to the goals and aims of the ICARP IV process
- Build teams to create research, education and outreach programs around One Health and Climate Change.
- Improve our research capacity and more effectively promote well-being in the North.
- Create long-term funding opportunities through collaboration.
- Create working groups around One Health and Climate Change in the Arctic that have set goals andtimelines.
Special Themes (all with an Arctic focus)
- Zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance
- Holistic health and well-being
- Food safety, security, sovereignty, and contaminant monitoring.
- Climate change
- One Health in education, science, and communication
Programme:
Tuesday 3rd October:
Time Speaker Title 12:15 Prof Christian Sonne, Aarhus University Multiple anthropogenic stressors on Northern and Arctic marine ecosystems: with examples from the Arctic around the GGs and planetary health 13:15 Dr Grim Rømo, Veterinary Institute Avian influenza in Norway and Europe: one health implications 14:15 Associate Prof Prabhat Khanal, Nord University Can Nordic macroalgae assist in tackling the obesity pandemic? Time Room Topic 15:15 Origo Mixer +poster session 16:00 Origo Round table disucssions 17:00 Cantina Dinner 18:30 Mære Church or Origo Going to Batty Field Trip and/or Bat presentation. Weather and equipment dependent.
Wednesday 4th October:
Time Room Speaker Title 09:00 P111 Magnhild Oust Torske, Nord University Animal-human interface, in particular the relationship between farmer and and livestock 09:30 P111 Jorid Sandvik, NIBIO Macroalgae as an alternative feed ingredient: Impacts of dietary supplementation of Laminaria hyperborea on feed intake, growth, iodine intake and excretion in sheep 10:30 P111 Prof Bjørn Munro Jenssen, NTNU The role of ecotoxicology in One Health 11:30 Cantina Lunch 13:00 P111 Rune, Woodworks! cluster Norwegian forestry, the forest resources, forest and climate, forest and biodiversity, use of wood products to avoid use of fossil based products, business development based on timber (bioeconomy) 14:00 P111 Courtney Waugh, Nord University Whales as important sentinels of ecosystem health 14:30 P111 Helena, Nord University Whalexhale: Health of Norwegian whales 3 - 6 pm: Posters and mixer and student prizes
Practical information:
The event will be held at InnoCamp, Steinkjer, Nord University, 3rd-4th October 2023: Skolegata 22, 7713 Steinkjer
Registration and attendace is free of charge. Coffee/tea/lunch and dinner included.
Travel and accomodation is not included.
Parking: https://innocamp.no/parkering-pa-innocamp/
Registration and Abstract due date: 2 October