The Royal Society of Medicine have or ganised a series of meetings entitled 'Climate change and health' to be held over a series of four evenings in October and November.  

These meetings aim to examine and f or ecast the effects of climate change on human health, with the intention of increasing awareness of the serious threat to our planet.

The series includes the following meetings: 

• Monday 15 October 2007 - Global warming - setting the scene
• Monday 29 October 2007 - Global warming and infectious disease: human and animal hazards
• Monday 12 November 2007 - Global warming and food production: will we starve?
• Monday 26 November 2007 - Action for the health consequences of climate change

All meetings are from 5.45pm – 8.00pm , see www.rsm.ac.uk for a full programme