Dr. Blaine shares “There are massive ramifications here. I think we're just beginning to see the tip of the iceberg in terms of how climate change is going to shape diplomatic relationships, but also geopolitical tensions and conflicts globally.”

Thank you to our moderator Michael Igoe, a Senior Reporter with Devex in D.C. where he covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance.

Thank you, Dr. Tegan Blaine, Dr. Mook Bangalore and Michael Igoe, and everyone who joined us today for our discussion on the social impacts of climate change! We hope you can join us for our next event on June 20th: Understanding Public Health in Conflict Zones

Welcome to the third event of Vermont Council on World Affairs's International Speaker Series: Understanding Public Health in Conflict Zones! For this event, we welcome our speakers Leonard Rubenstein, Katia Vieira de Moraes LaCasse and Matthew Weinburke.

VCWA President & CEO, Patricia Preston shares opening remarks: "We aim to shed light on the connections between armed conflict and it’s impact on health systems" -Patricia Preston

Professor Rubenstein focuses on health and human rights as a lawyer, particularly the protection of health in armed conflict. At Johns Hopkins, he is core faculty of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights and the Berman Institute of Bioethics.

Dr. LaCasse is a pediatrician who leads the team of Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit as Senior Clinical Manager. Originally from Brazil, she dedicates her work to providing life-saving healthcare services to vulnerable communities affected by humanitarian crises.

Dr. Weinburke has over 20 years working in public and environmental health fields. He has worked for the CDC and served as a Medical Service Corp Officer and Environmental Science Officer in the US Army. He now works as a public health consultant and teaches at Arizona State Univ

Dr. LaCasse speaks on the failed commitment to neutral humanitarian work “The saddest part of it is that access has become a negotiating chip.”

Professor Rubenstein shares “Protection should be everyone’s concern. The suffering from lack of protection is extraordinary, unfathomable, but nothing serious is being done to make sure it happens.”

Dr. Weinburke shares “Miscommunication and misinformation is a huge issue in the public health field for us. It affects how people see the picture of what’s really going on there.”

Thank you to our moderator Michael Igoe (@alterigoe), a Senior Reporter with Devex in D.C. where he covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance.

Thank you, Leonard Rubenstein, Katia Vieira de Moraes LaCasse, Matthew Weinburke, and everyone who joined us today for our discussion on understanding public health in conflict zones! We hope you can join us for our next event on July 11th: The Changing Tides of Sea Governance.

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Welcome to the final event of Vermont Council on World Affairs's International Speaker Series: The Changing Tides of Sea Governance! For this event, we welcome our guest speaker James Kraska.

Professor Kraska is Chair of the Stockton Center for Intl. Law at the U.S. Naval War College and a Professor of Intl. Maritime law there. He served 20+ years as a U.S. Navy judge advocate, and has published a variety of articles and books about maritime disputes and intl. law.

“Both the AO and the SCS have featured a lot of legal disputes, I would suggest this is a good thing because we are engaging in competition through the legal process rather than through other means... we can principally credit the Law of the Sea for providing these boundaries.”

Thank you to our moderator Michael Igoe for guiding us through this series. He is a Senior Reporter with Devex in D.C. where he covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance.

Thank you, James Kraska and @alterigoe, and everyone who joined us today for our discussion on the changing tides of sea governance! This concludes our 2024 International Speaker Series, thank you all for tuning in!

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