Canvas: Local communities in climate and health research

Join us for our events bringing together east London organisations and residents with researchers interested in the impact of the environment and climate change on health. This evening event will exploring how climate and the environment impacts health in east London, and how to strengthen inclusion of people often excluded from climate and health research.

We bring together those interested in influencing future climate and health research. Join people with lived and learnt experience, community organisations, artists and researchers to produce stories and creative work and make connections.

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About Canvas

Canvas is a collaboration between the Wellcome Trust funded project PAICE, UCL East, Institute for Global Health and the Evaluation Exchange, working with community groups, researchers and artists.

Canvas aims to make connections for future collaboration. It's a project using creative ways to share different people's knowledge, values and experiences that shape our understanding of the relationship between the environment and health.

About UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering

Our mission is to help cities and governments adapt and transform to tackle the climate crisis, and create equitable and inclusive spaces where people can live healthy and fulfilling lives.

We provide evidence and expertise to inform and support decision-making and enable transformative change.

We create a deeper understanding of the interactions between the built environment and health, human wellbeing, productivity, energy use and climate change. Find out more ►