Maddie, Author at ClimaHealth

5 breakthroughs on climate and health at COP28 – and what comes next

NUS announces new efforts to tackle health threats posed by climate change

Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD 100 Million to Test and Scale Climate and Health Solutions Globally

41 Funders, Partners Endorse New Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions to Protect Health

WHO urges health professionals, groups and individuals to unite in a call for world leaders to meet their existing commitments and to raise ambition for a healthier, fairer and greener future

COP28 announces Innovative Thematic Program to Progress Action on its Goals across Just Energy Transition, Finance, Health, Lives & Livelihoods And Inclusivity

COP28 Presidency Calls on Governments to Endorse the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health

September smashes monthly temperature record

GCHA reports: Slashing global methane emissions crucial to human health

Vacancy: Website Content Management Assistant

WHO and UNDP launch US$17.85 million GEF-funded project supporting climate resilient health systems in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Climate change and health: three grand challenges

Heatwaves highlight importance of health early warnings and action plans

WHO trains health workers to battle air pollution and protect global health

Duke Launches Heat Policy Innovation Hub to Safeguard Communities

Dr Vanessa Kerry appointed as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health

WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health-related risks of climate change

Small islands agree bold plan of action on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

Climate change impacts scar Europe, but increase in renewables signals hope for future

Copernicus Launches Health Hub

How to Protect Yourself from Smoky Wildfire Air

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

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

Climate Change and Mental Health Project Launches

Wellcome Trust Awards £17.5M for Heat Adaptation Research

WMO updates findings on role of meteorology and air quality in COVID-19 transmission

Call for Experts: WHO Technical Advisory Group on Climate Change, the Environment and Health

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

WMO Congress agrees to scale up health services

How to create effective and inclusive early warnings: 11 recommendations from research

Open call for Climate Change and Health Policy Case Studies

Opinion: Protection from Climate Change requires Strong Health Systems

Consultancy: Climate, Environment, and Health Country Profiles

Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps

UN Water Conference: More investment crucial to access water, sanitation, hygiene for all

Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis

Extreme weather: UN global early warning initiative ‘fast-tracked into action’

Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas

AR6 Synthesis Report: Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future for all

Regional Conference commits to Early Warnings for All in Asia

Health considerations proposed for first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement

WMO steps up action on climate and health

US EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

WMO seeks case studies on climate services for health

Interview with Joy Shumake-Guillemot: linking climate to health

Call: 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition

Vacancies: Research Fellows in Climate Change and Human Health

Vacancy: Founding Director, Climate and Health Center

New funding to make health impacts of climate change more visible

€13.5 billion in new Horizon Europe funding for research and innovation

Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit

Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements

Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County

WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world

Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations

2022 in focus: climate and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

UNDP, UNDRR and WMO developing new tracking system for hazardous events and disaster losses and damages

Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference

Accelerated action needed to ensure safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene for all

Atlantic hurricane season ends, impacts continue

New toolkit to help US clinics better deal with heat, hurricanes, wildfires and floods

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

COP27 outcomes emphasize early warnings, observations

Eight warmest years on record witness upsurge in climate change impacts

Ten Essential Climate Science Insights for 2022 presented at COP27

New funding announced at COP27 to support early warnings and resilience

Heatwaves, spread of infectious diseases due to climate change growing health threats to Europeans

Experts call for new Coalition on Climate Action for Health

Boosting the provision of essential weather and climate data

Early Warnings for All Action Plan gets overwhelming backing at COP27

Early Warnings for All Action Plan unveiled at COP27

COP27 & Health: World Leaders Must Deliver Plans for Fossil fuel Phase-out and Climate Finance

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

Key Findings of the 2022 Report of the Lancet Countdown: Health at the Mercy of Fossil Fuels

Highlights of some health key health events at COP27

(Opinion) World at risk: how malaria, dengue could spread due to climate change

Call for participation: Research Alliance on Climate and Health side event at the 2023 GCC5

WMO report highlights health impacts of climate change in Europe

Updated e-course on Climate Change Negotiations and Health

WHO urges accelerated action to protect human health and combat the climate crisis at a time of heightened conflict and fragility

World Health Day calls for action on Our Planet, Our Health

WHO Case Studies on Climate and Health

WHO Publishes Quality Criteria for Health National Adaptation Plans

New WHO-IUCN Expert Working Group on Biodiversity, Climate, One Health and Nature-based Solutions

Fiji Launches National Guidelines for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities

Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems: Four key actions to follow in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes

Dynamic WHO dashboard for island states highlights barriers and progress on climate change and health

New international expert panel to address the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases

WHO and UN partners’ compendium of 500 actions aims to reduce diseases from environmental factors and save lives

WHO’s 10 calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COVID-19

Many countries are prioritizing health and climate change, but lack funds to take action

COP26 – Direct linkages between climate change, health and migration must be tackled urgently – IOM, WHO, Lancet Migration

Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference

U.S. EPA and WHO partner to protect public health

Adaptation Action Coalition Health Launch: Building climate resilient health systems

WHO and WMO Launch Global Knowledge Platform for Climate and Health