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One day conference showcasing preliminary findings, highlighting the project's significance, and facilitating in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities associated with addressing climate change-related health risks in the global South
The SocialLife institute hosted this roundtable to gather expert and worker feedback on the Intelligent Climate Alert Network (ICAN)—a non-profit mobile app designed to mitigate climate change’s impact on the health and livelihoods of outdoor workers.
Building on the success of the first workshop in October 2024, the event engaged 89 participants, including representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disaster Prevention and First Aid Training, and Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control. Media agencies also played a crucial role in amplifying key discussions and outcomes.
This roundtable served as a strategic platform to introduce the ICAN app, a key outcome of our project. Multidisciplinary experts and policymakers provided valuable insights to refine its functionality and effectiveness before broader implementation.
This roundtable showcased key findings from the qualitative research component of our program, with a major highlight being the release of comparative results from two systematic evidence reviews of literatures in Vietnamese language and English langauge. These reviews examined the impacts of climate change on the health of outdoor workers in Vietnam and urban areas across Asia, revealing notable differences due to varying publication standards between Vietnamese and international scientific journals.
Based on robust qualitative data, the roundtable also presented targeted policy recommendations to improve the health, livelihoods, and working conditions of outdoor workers. The event brought together 84 participants with expertise in urban planning, geography, environmental studies, labour migration, and public health, alongside representatives from labour unions, social organisations, outdoor worker communities, and media agencies.
A key focus of the workshop was the presentation of in-depth interviews with outdoor workers, offering perspectives that quantitative research had not fully captured. Experts provided detailed feedback on the project’s reports, strengthening the foundation for further research and policy development. The real-life stories of outdoor workers resonated deeply, sparking meaningful discussions and drawing significant attention from the community.
This roundtable presented preliminary findings from our first-round survey of 400 informal outdoor workers on the impacts of climate change on their health in four Vietnamese megacities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Can Tho. The event aimed to gather feedback from experts and stakeholders to refine the research outcomes.
Attended by 89 participants from diverse sectors, the workshop brought together policymakers from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, government officials from the Labour Federation, Department of Health, and Department of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs, as well as experts in social policy, environmental studies, and public health—alongside outdoor workers themselves.
The discussions were highly productive, with valuable insights from experts, officials, and policymakers. The engagement fostered open dialogue on research findings, policy implications, and potential solutions, ensuring a collaborative approach to addressing climate-related health risks for outdoor workers.
Thank you to our partners at Vietnamese Medical Association for hosting a constructive workshop to discuss the first-ever review of Vietnamese policies concerning the health of outdoor workers affected by climate change.
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