Eckart von Hirschhausen
Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium
Eckart von Hirschhausen is a German Physician, Science Journalist, TV Host, Author, and Comedian. In 2020, he founded the foundation Healthy Planet – Healthy People (Gesunde Erde – Gesunde Menschen), promoting public awareness of the close interdependence of human and planetary health, with a focus on climate action. In 2021, Eckart von Hirschhausen published his best-selling book “Mensch, Erde! Wir könnten es so schön haben” which explores the threat to human health posed by climate change and identifies opportunities to improve health and well-being through climate action.