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News Article: KLISOPAR Project Presents Informative Lecture Evening on Climate Change and Mold
Join the KLISOPAR project for an enlightening lecture evening focused on the impacts of climate change on health, particularly the health risks associated with mold. This informative event is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, and will be held at the barrier-free Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Hall of the Evangelical Church Ohligs, Wittenbergstraße 4.
For those unable to attend in person, the event will be live-streamed, allowing remote participation. The Zoom Meeting ID for the event is 645 3018 9476, and no specific registration is required for remote participation. A QR Code for the event is also available.
Lecture 1, titled "Climate Change and Health: What is Mold and What are its Health Impacts?", will be delivered by Dr. Silvia Schäffer-Gemein from the GeoHealth Centre, University Clinic Bonn. This lecture will provide a comprehensive overview of mold, its growth and spread in changing climate conditions, and the direct health impacts of mold exposure on populations, including respiratory issues, allergies, asthma, and other mold-related illnesses.
Following the first lecture, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion with the speaker.
Lecture 2, titled "Climate Change and Living: Preventing and Removing Mold", will be delivered by Rudolf Klapper, an energy expert from the Consumer Center NRW. This lecture will focus on practical strategies for preventing and removing mold, particularly in vulnerable settings like homes, schools, and healthcare facilities.
The KLISOPAR project, an initiative focused on addressing the impacts of climate change on health, is funded by the BMUV (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection). The project's objectives include understanding the influence of climate change on mold growth, identifying health risks, developing prevention strategies, raising public awareness, and supporting adaptation policies.
Admission to the event is free, and no registration is required. For more information about the KLISOPAR project, visit website_1 or website_2. We look forward to seeing you there!
- Dr. Silvia Schäffer-Gemein, from the GeoHealth Centre, University Clinic Bonn, will discuss the health impacts of mold in the context of climate change as part of the KLISOPAR project's lecture evening, happening on January 28.
- During the second lecture, Rudolf Klapper, an energy expert from the Consumer Center NRW, will discuss practical strategies for preventing and removing mold in vulnerable settings, such as homes, schools, and healthcare facilities, as part of the KLISOPAR project.
- Contribute to the betterment of health-and-wellness and environmental-science by learning about climate change's influence on mold growth and its impacts on public health, at the KLISOPAR project's informative lecture evening, supported by the BMUV.
