Film screening of Too Hot To Work
Grand Rapids Screening of Too Hot To Work Brought you by Join us for a screening of [...]
Documentary Filmmaker and La Isla Network Partner Tom Laffay Begins Editing Latest Film
Documentary filmmaker and La Isla Network partner Tom Laffay has wrapped up filming for his latest documentary Tigre Eléctrico: A Story of Resistance and Redemption in the Amazon and will begin post-production in Bogotá, [...]
Documentary “Too Hot to Work” Investigates Impacts of Climate Change on Workers Health Featuring LIN
A new global investigation on the impacts of climate change on worker’s health and productivity, titled "Trop chaud pour travailler" (Too Hot To Work), is set to premiere on the European public service channel [...]
LIN converge at COP 26 to highlight the health risks from climate change facing millions
Researchers and practitioners from the consortium ENBEL converged on a panel Wednesday morning at COP 26 entitled “Colliding Disasters: adapting to increasing climate and health risks.” The panel addressed the present health risks facing [...]
New Videos by the Adelante Initiative to Raise Worker Awareness of Heat Stress
The Adelante Initiative, a multi-stakeholder partnership founded by La Isla Network, Bonsucro, Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited and The Nicaraguan Sugar Producers Association, has released new educational videos to raise worker awareness of occupational heat [...]
LIN Senior Director Ilana Weiss Presents Water, Rest, Shade, and Sanitation Training
Earlier this month, LIN Senior Director of Public Health and Policy Ilana Weiss presented a Water, Rest, Shade, and Sanitation training hosted by Bonsucro, highlighting the work of LIN through our Adelante Initiative. We are [...]
LIN and ACIB are now working together to address CKDnT in Costa Rica
Tom Laffay LIN was honored to be invited to the opening of the Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Investigation's (ACIB) new lab and offices in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This group has [...]
In the Hot Zone
In Sri Lanka’s North Central Province more than 23,500 people have died of Chronic Kidney Disease of undetermined causes (CKDnT), earning it the moniker, “the hot zone.” In many communities 15% of the population is [...]
Hidden Under the Indian Sun
Hidden Under the Indian Sun was originally published in The Atlantic (USA) in January. The short film on CKDnT affecting communities in Eastern India was produced by independent photojournalists, filmmakers, and La Isla Network collaborators [...]