The Role of National Academies in Promoting Urban Health

Summit

International Urban Health Summit, 9 - 11 April, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover 

As part of the project, the International Urban Health Summit took place from 9 to 11 April 2025 at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover. 90 International experts, young scientists from 34 countries as well as roughly 200 attendees came together there to engage in dialogue. The aim was to jointly discuss how the global network of national science academies can contribute to developing and implementing solutions to the challenges of urban health. Topics such as nutrition, sport, mobility, climate, mental health, architecture, art and culture and many more had been considered. 

 

Closing photo, Copyright BBAW
Closing photo, Copyright BBAW
90 speakers from 34 countries contributed to this fruitful IUHS 2025, Copyright S. Nitti, IAP
90 speakers from 34 countries contributed to this fruitful IUHS 2025, Copyright S. Nitti, IAP

 

The conference fostered interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange on various aspects of urban health, including but not limited to:

  • Urban Planning and Governance
  • Built Environment and Urban Health
  • Natural Environment, Climate Change and Urban Health
  • Public Engagement and Urban Decision Making
  • Urban Health and AI
  • Education and Social Determinants of Health

Please find the programme here, Plenary- and Breakout-Drescription here and short Agenda here

 

Impressions from the IUHS

Empfang des Oberbürgermeisters von Hannover, Belit Onay, und der Sta
Reception of the Lord Mayor of the City of Hanover, Belit Onay, and the State Secretary for Health and Care, City of Berlin, Ellen Haußdörfer, from Professor Christoph Markschies, President BBAW and Professor Detlev Ganten, Member of the BBAW and Founder of the Virchow Foundation. Copyright: BBAW
Georg Schütte, CEO VolkswagenStiftung, eröffnet den Summit
Georg Schütte, CEO VolkswagenStiftung, opening the Summit, Copyright: s. Nitti, IAP
Peggy Hamburg, Co-President InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) eröffnet den Summit
Peggy Hamburg, Co-President InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) eröffnet den Summit, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Plenary Public Engagement & Urban Decision Making, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Plenary Public Engagement & Urban Decision Making, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Auditorium
Auditorium, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Plenary Education & Urban Health
Plenary Education & Urban Health, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Peter McGrath, Director IAP & Detlev Ganten, Member of the BBAW
Peter McGrath, Director IAP & Detlev Ganten, Member of the BBAW, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Plenary Urban Planning & Governance
Plenary Urban Planning & Governance, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Plenary Built Environment & Urban Healt, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAPh
Plenary Built Environment & Urban Health, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
Plenary Education & Urban Health
Plenary Education & Urban Health, Copyright: S. Nitti, IAP
What was the most important thing you learned from the Summit? (Mentimeter-Survey)
What was the most important thing you learned from the Summit? (Mentimeter-Survey)
What is the priority for action to advancin Urban Health? (Mentimeter-Survey), Copyright: BBAW
What is the priority for action to advancing Urban Health? (Mentimeter-Survey), Copyright: BBAW
Is there anything you wish we talked more about? (Mentimeter-Survey), Copyright: BBAW
Is there anything you wish we talked more about? (Mentimeter-Survey), Copyright: BBAW

Many thanks to all co-operation partners and organisers!

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Copyright: BBAW
Herrenhauser Gardens, Copyright: BBAW
Herrenhauser Gardens, Copyright: BBAW
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Dr. Annette Welling and Henning Wehmeyer, Urban Health Project, Copyright BBAW