🫁 The air we breathe.
🥘 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change & destruction of natural habitats.
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All of these impact our health.

#HealthForAll : means protecting nature 🌎🌍🌏

The #ClimateCrisis is here and now. We salute this win and call on countries to step up their #ClimateAction to protect our health and planet!

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The COP28 UAE Presidency, in collaboration with World Health Organization, made history by hosting the first-ever Health Day at COP28, alongside the inaugural Climate-Health Ministerial.

On World Health Day, we look at the significant outcomes from Health Day at COP28,…

Does your city, region or country have a heat action plan or other governance plan that addresses heat impacts on health?

Submit it to Global Heat Health Information Network to inform their global inventory and analysis 👇

The lovely cycling doctors of Ride for Their Lives are at it again! Now through Birmingham with health workers and children - for clean air, healthy lungs & cooler planet. Seems they will cycle Paris-Geneva for the World Health Assembly. If you want to join - ⁦Ride for their Lives⁩

Important step 📍📍The International Court of Justice #ICJ authorises World Health Organization (WHO) to participate in the advisory proceedings on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

The #ClimateCrisis is re-teaching us what humans have always known, but which, since the industrial revolution, we have forgotten or ignored – when we harm our environment, we harm ourselves.

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Makerere University's Dr. Dr. JB Isunju & Ministry of Health- Uganda Health Geographer Mr. Didacus Namanya share Uganda's experience in Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessment at World Health Organization (WHO)- #ATACH meeting in Madrid, Spain. #ClimateHealth #COP27 #act4health

Follow along live as representatives from nearly 80 countries meet in Madrid for the first in-person meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) to move health systems towards climate resilience 👇

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#ATACH More than 300 participants, from 80 countries to transform health systems in the face of #climatechange . Focusing on solutions to build climate resilience and low carbon sustainable health systems. World Health Organization (WHO) AECID Ministerio de Sanidad Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mónica García Green Climate Fund

#ATACH Global meeting:🖍️Action on Climate Change and Health! Tomorrow in Madrid 🇪🇸 co-organized by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Ministerio de Sanidad AECID World Health Organization (WHO) big thanks to all! 🙏UN Climate Change COP28 UAE COP27 COP26 COP29 AZ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

📢 Pre-announcement: Upcoming IDRC | CRDI funding opportunity on #climatechange and #health , with up to CAD $4m available for institutions to establish regional hubs to initiate and manage research sub-grants.

🗓️Virtual Q&A webinar will be held on 7 March

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A remarkable leader, ahead of her time and a wonderful colleague ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ - thank you ⁦Dr Maria Neira⁩ at ⁦European Commission⁩ “Research Perspectives on the Health Impacts of Climate Change”

WHO at the EU @WHO European Commission EU Climate Action EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺 MarcLemaitreEU Sandra Gallina Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Dr Maria Neira United Nations With the launch of “Research for Action on Climate and Health” & leadership of Dr Maria Neira & all colleagues. who.int/news/item/06-0…

Lovely video of my NHS paediatrician friends Ride for their Lives cycling across Catalonia, visiting hospitals & schools, raising awareness of clean air & physical activity for healthy, smart, happy children. And adults.
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EU lays out plan to cut greenhouse emissions by 90% by 2040 | Greenhouse gas emissions. Proposal is part of ⁦European Commission⁩’s aim to become world’s first climate-neutral continent. Climate change and health ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Nice commentary on the study on which I cut my climate change and health teeth, with the great Tony McMichael. We should indeed get updated, more comprehensive estimates - but we already know enough to stop wasting lives and money burning fossil fuels.

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'The phase out of fossil fuels, contributing to more than 70% of green house gasses, is crucial' Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rightfully emphasizes during the discussion on climate change and health at World Health Organization (WHO) #EB154 We need ambitious multi-sectoral mitigation efforts IFMSA Dr Maria Neira Global Climate and Health Alliance

Today is the first #CleanEnergyDay . DYK: about 1 billion people use health facilities that don't have reliable power or have no power at all. Access to electricity can mean the difference between life and death. Let's take bold actions for a healthier planet!…

Fossil fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year. With global temperatures rising to unprecedented levels, subsidies should be scaled back to help slow climate change. Read more on our blog. bit.ly/3QYdSfv