https://www.scmp.com/rss/511837/feed Emily Ying Yang Chan is co-director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), and assistant dean and professor of CUHK Faculty of Medicine. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s new heating stress warning system for workers, introduced by the Labour Department last month, is a good start to the city’s management of health emergencies and disaster risks from climate change. This comes as research shows strong associations among temperature, morbidity and mortality in Hong Kong. The warning system uses as the benchmark the Hong Kong Heat Index, which takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed and sun radiation. But what should be tackled is how to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223165/heat-warnings-work-hong-kong-must-have-one-clear-integrated-system?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223165/heat-warnings-work-hong-kong-must-have-one-clear-integrated-system?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:15:13 +0000 In recent discussions on the development of the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands, better known as the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, experts have called for the correct science to be used to assess Hong Kong’s risk of a sea level rise from climate change. As an international research centre focused on health emergencies and disaster-risk management, we know that the risk of flooding disasters from climate change, including storm surges and rising sea levels, make up the key hidden cost in the development... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218203/lantau-artificial-islands-hong-kongs-money-better-spent-climate-resilience-sea-levels-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218203/lantau-artificial-islands-hong-kongs-money-better-spent-climate-resilience-sea-levels-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:15:14 +0000 Two years have passed since the onset of the Covid-19 epidemic, and a major outbreak unfolded recently in Kwai Chung. The problems that emerged in Kwai Chung Estate, especially the emergency response process and compulsory home quarantine arrangements, suggest the government’s emergency response has lacked effective coordination and is too passive, reactive and lagging behind the situation. It is worrying that the government’s disaster and emergency response plan has not kept up with the times.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3165795/pandemic-response-must-remember-needs-hongkongers-home-quarantine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3165795/pandemic-response-must-remember-needs-hongkongers-home-quarantine?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Feb 2022 22:30:18 +0000