Climate Change and Health

WHO has been working on climate change and health for over 25 years - advocating, collecting evidence and providing comprehensive support to countries in dealing with health effects of climate change.

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6 June 2023

News release

Basic energy access lags amid renewable opportunities, new report shows

6 June 2023

Departmental news

Launch of consultative process towards REACH 2035 Agenda: Research for Action on Climate Change and Health

24 May 2023

Departmental news

WHO issues urgent call for global climate action to create resilient and sustainable health systems

6 November 2022

News release

Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations

Events

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12 June 2023 14:45 – 16:00 CET

SB58 Bonn Climate Change Conference side event: Integrating Health into the Global Stocktake

Seventy-sixth

24 May 2023 13:00 – 14:15 UTC Time-2

The role of the Health Community in Climate Action: taking stock and moving forward

4 May 2023 15:00 – 16:00 CET

Launch of the Climate-Health Economic Framework

Calls for

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30 May 2023

Call for experts

Call for consultancy: WHO support to WHO Collaboration with Civil Society and ATACH in preparation for COP28

18 May 2023

Call for experts

Call for consultancy: Technical support to the development of a global research agenda on climate change and health

19 April 2023

Call for experts

Call for Experts: Technical Officer Household Air Pollution

Initiatives

Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH)

Climate Resilient Health Systems Initiative

Special Initiative on Climate change and Health in Small Island Developing States

Publications

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A framework for the quantification and economic valuation of health outcomes originating from health and non-health climate change mitigation and adaptation action

This report presents a framework to link science, policy and practice for a comprehensive assessment of climate mitigation and adaptation investments...

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Health benefits of raising ambition in Colombia’s nationally determined contribution (‎NDC)‎: WHO technical report

The following technical report outlines the rationale, process and results of a joint research study, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

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This WHO/EURO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Türkiye provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health...

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WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental...

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