Apology: This is an important follow up News Alert and Reminder with two important corrections. Just so you know they were not intentional April Fool's Day mistakes!

Now we have the correct spelling of Lekha Patmanathan's name. And in the caption under James Tan's image, it now reads: "built environment". Apologies for the errors. We obviously need an editorial assistant/proof reader. - Editor

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News Alert:

Climate Change Impacts on the Health of People and the Planet

Climate change is in the news every day, as is the sense of foreboding regarding the Health and Well-being of people and the planet.

Which makes our next SPAN event on Tuesday 9 April very timely as we focus on UN SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being – and we’re excited to announce that we have three very knowledgeable professionals lined up to speak about their work and deep interest this vital sector. 

Let’s call them the “J-Suite”, as they are:

Jason Lee, Associate Professor, Human Potential Translational Research Programme and Heat Resilience & Performance Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. In a new project funded by the National Research Foundation, entitled Heat-Safe, he leads a team studying the complex threat that heat poses to human health, wellbeing and work in the tropics.

 James Tan leads the communication of sustainability outcomes and oversees the Singapore Green Building Council’s partnerships framework and events portfolio. He knows how we can make buildings healthier for occupants and users as the built environment reduces emissions to become more energy efficient, cleaner and greener. 

Jeff Obbard, our “resident” Climate Scientist and former Head, Climate Change Impacts, Centre for Climate Research Singapore, Ministry of Sustainability & Environment (MSE) tells us how keeping people and the planet healthy in a warming world is becoming a major challenge in Asia and everywhere. More mitigation or more adaptation?

Books on or about the SDG 3 theme will be on display, some arranged by courtesy of Barry Clarke from Taylor and Frances, one of our SPAN regulars. Most likely we'll see "Happiness and Well Being in Singapore". And maybe more. Look out for it.

In addition, Singapore’s international publishing house World Scientific will bring some of their books along, related to Sustainable Development and SDG 3 in particular, for you to see and order, including we hope, the one showing above, "Health & Hearing".

Ken Hickson will come up with one of his books directly relevant to the theme. Launched in 2021, his book for the Lions Home for the Elders: “Celebrating Forty Years of Transforming Lives” will be available as an e-book for free to those who come along and scan the QR code. 

Barry Clark had this to say about why he likes SPAN gatherings:

“The sustainability network that you have nurtured is one of the most engaging group of individuals that I have ever encountered in Singapore and I look forward to the next monthly event on 9th April. I like the way you focus each session on a different SDG - I see that ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’ is the topic of the next event.”

Please note our new (and very different) illustration of our unofficial tagline "Spanner in the Works". Left and above. It comes from Australia and it links us up with The Australian Men’s Shed Association, which is funded by the Federal Department of Health & Aged Care. It aims to draw attention to the importance of men's health and well-being, and therefore very much in line with SDG 3. But, of course, we're different here. We're committed to sustainable health care and the well-being of everyone - male and female, young and old, shed or no shed!