The UN Climate conference (COP 26) is coming up very soon (1st - 12th November in Glasgow) and will have a major impact on the lives of children around the world.
There is something you can do to help draw attention to the health of children at this time, particularly in relation to air pollution, which is a major cause of death.
Paediatricians and child health professionals from children's hospitals across the UK will be cycling from London to Glasgow just before COP, to draw attention to this problem and the climate crisis in general, and call for action.
Could you take to your bike to add miles to the virtual ride? You could pedal a kilometre, or ten or a hundred to reach the target of a million kilometres for the climate!
All the details and a useful video can be found on this link
https://climateacceptancestudios.com/ridefortheirlives
It will be wonderful if you can take part!
The ride itself will reach Glasgow on 31st October, and at 5pm on 1st November at 5pm GMT there will be a further webinar in the ISSOP climate crisis series featuring riders' views on the conference and the expected outcome for children. More to come on this webinar soon. If you are a virtual rider, you could contribute too.
Tony Waterston
CHIFA profile: Tony Waterston is a retired consultant paediatrician who worked mainly in the community in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He spent 6 years working in Zambia and Zimbabwe and directed the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Diploma in Palestinian Child Health teaching programme in the occupied Palestinian territories. He was an Editor of the Journal of Tropical Pediatrics and is on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Social Pediatrics. His academic interests are child poverty, advocacy for child health and children's rights. He is currently the lead moderator of CHIFA (HIFA's sister forum on child health and rights). He is also a member of the HIFA Steering Group.
Tony.Waterston AT newcastle.ac.uk
