This conference explores the relationships between health, environment, and global change through a transdisciplinary lens, drawing on critical and One Health approaches. By adopting a systemic perspective, it invites reflection on how to build a transdisciplinary understanding of contemporary environmental and health challenges, capable of integrating the
interconnections between humans, animals, and ecosystems, as well as the social determinants of health and environmental risks. How can these challenges be approached through communitybased and decolonial perspectives, in the service of epistemic justice?

Drawing on research conducted collaboratively between French and Brazilian teams, the conference highlights dialogue across disciplines — social psychology, ecology, public health, biology, geography, among others — and between scientific and community knowledge systems, fostering the co-construction of research, interventions, and public policies to address these pressing challenges.

• Foster transdisciplinary dialogue between researchers, field professionals, and communityactors on One Health approaches and participatory methods in addressing healthenvironment interconnections.
•  Explore the contributions of social sciences, decolonial perspectives, and communityknowledge to research and  interventions at the intersection of health and climate.
•  Introduce students and early-career researchers to contemporary global health challenges, the interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health, and inclusive, critical research approaches.

The scientific relevance of this event stems from its positioning within contemporary global health challenges and its intrinsic link to global change, particularly the climate crisis. Ecological and climatic disruptions, such as biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation driven by planetary exploitation systems, underlie major global public health challenges. These include the increasing risk of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), which has made health crisis preparedness a global priority; rising antimicrobial resistance; endocrine disruption linked to environmental pollutants; and growing food and water insecurity. These impacts disproportionately affect the most vulnerable populations, representing both a consequence of and a factor exacerbating social and health inequalities.

We invite researchers, students, community actors, civil society members, and professionals (field and local authorities) to submit proposals for presentations on transdisciplinary projects grounded in critical and One Health approaches. Submissions on any topics addressing the intersections of climate, health, and social inequalities are welcome. We accept proposals based on empirical data, as well as theoretical or methodological contributions.

Website for submissions
https://colloqueohlyon.sciencesconf.org/

Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• The study of social, political, environmental, and economic determinants of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and other health risks related to global changes;
• Theoretical, methodological, and epistemic contributions from the social sciences and humanities to understanding health risks and the links between health, climate, and global changes;
• Critical approaches to pandemic preparedness and frameworks such as One Health, Planetary Health, and EcoHealth;
• Community-based and participatory approaches;
• Critical perspectives on One Health from decolonial approaches;
• The role of international cooperation in responding to health crises and other issues at the intersection of health and climate;
• Transformations of health systems in response to health crises and other climate-related risks;
• Governance and accountability challenges at local, national, and global levels;
• Integrated analyses of social, biological, and economic dimensions in research on biodiversity, health risks, and climate;
• Intersections between health justice and climate justice.

Types of contributions accepted :
• Research projects (Master’s, PhD, postdoctoral, publications)
• Educational projects
• Field projects
• Community-based initiatives

Submission Guidelines
Each proposal must include:
• Title (max. 200 characters)
• Abstract (max. 500 words)
• 5 keywords

For questions : anais.schall@univ-lyon2.fr

Organized by the RESHAPE laboratory (Inserm U1290), Université Lumière Lyon 2, in partnership with Instituto Juruá and with the support of SHAPE-Med@Lyon, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, and ANR.

The Maison internationale des langues et des cultures ( MILC) 

35 rue Raudin 69007 Lyon 

Access by train : Gare Lyon Perrache

Access by tram : Tramway T1 | Stop quai Claude Bernard - or  Tramway T2 | Stop Centre Berthelot