Webinars

This webinar series aims at providing a platform to inter- and trans-disciplinary research interested in pesticide risk reduction and being located at the Food-Environment-Health nexus.

Past Webinars

  • Monday, April 12th, 2021 16-17h, Samuel Fuhrimann, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute “Quantitative assessment of multiple pesticides in silicone wristbands of children/guardian pairs living in agriculture areas in South Africa”
  • Monday, May 10th, 2021 16-17h, Aurea Chiaia-Hernandez, University of Bern “Historical records of plant protection product deposition in Swiss lakes under anthropogenic pressure”
  • Monday, May 31st, 2021 16-17h, Robert Finger, ETH Zurich “Farmer perception of pesticides’ environmental and health risks and the adoption of pesticide-free production”
  • Monday, October 25th, 2021 16-17h, Ruth Wiedemann, Institute of Political Science, University of Bern “Participatory knowledge integration to promote safe pesticide use in Uganda”  Philipp Staudacher, Environmental Chemistry, Eawag “Mystery Shopping among Agro-input Dealers in Uganda”
  • Monday, November 15th, 2021 16-17h, Anders Branth Pedersen, Helle Ørsted Nielsen, Aarhus University
    “The effects of risk based pesticide taxation in Denmark 2013-2021 – can farmers be motivated to reduce pesticide load through economic incentives?”
  • Monday, December 13th, 2021 16-17h, Robert Finger, Lucca Zachmann, Chloe McCallum, ETHZ "Adoption of fungi-resistant grapevine varieties and marketing channels in Switzerland”
  • Monday, March 21st, 2022 16-17h, Christian Stamm, Environmental Chemistry, Eawag “Pesticides in tropical streams in Costa Rica”
  • Monday, April 25th, 2022 16-17h, Kathryn Oliver, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine “Barriers and facilitators for the use of evidence by policymakers”
  • Monday, May 23rd, 2022 16-17h, Meltem Kutlar Joss, Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss TPH “LUDOK - air pollution and health documentation database and services at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and its health risk assessment of pesticides in ambient air in Switzerland”
  • Monday, February 27th, 2023 16-17h, Martin Wilks (SCAHT) "Toxicology and effects"
  • Monday, March 27th, 2023 16-17h, Giliberto Capano & Anna Malandrino (University of Bologna) "Barriers and facilitators to knowledge use in policymaking"
  • Monday, April 24th, 2023 16-17h, Milena Wiget (Eawag) "Advocacy coalitions und actor groupsin Swiss plant protection products policy"
  • Monday, August 21st, 2023 16-17h,  Chloe McCallum (ETH Zurich): “The influence of farmers’ risk perceptions and risk preferences on pesticide use“   
  • Monday, October 2nd, 2023 16-17h, Sofia Barth (ETH Zurich, Eawag): “Historical perspective on evidence use, pesticide policies and plant protection product authorisation in Switzerland“
  • Monday, October 30th, 2023 16-17h, Alexandre Aebi & Edward Mitchell (University of Neuchatel): “Pesticides: environmental contamination and impacts, shortcomings of regulation, alternatives, and the role of science in policy-making“
  • Monday, November 27th, 2023 16-17h, Priska Ammann (Swiss TPH): “Swiss farmers’ health – Insights from the FarmCoSwiss Study“
  • Monday, February 26th, 2024 16-17h, Lucca Zachmann (ETH Zurich): “Economics and policy of pesticide reductions in perennial crops“
  • Monday, March 25th, 2024 16-17h, Ueli Reber (Eawag / Uni Bern): “On evidence use in Swiss pesticide policymaking: insights from document analysis“
  • Monday, April 29th, 2024 16-17h, Sibylle Dueri (Agroscope): “Analyzing the consequences of policy reforms on pesticide risk in Switzerland“

  • Monday, October 7th, 2024 16-17h, Schneider (Swiss Specialist Centre for Sugar Beet Cultivation): “The role of economic and political factors and research in the transformation of sugar beet cultivation in Switzerland“ 

  • Monday, December 2nd, 2024 16-17h, Benjamin Hofmann (Eawag): “Principles of evidence-informed governance for sustainability—best practice examples from pesticide policy and practice“