Health community policy recommendations for COP27

Health community policy recommendations for COP27

In the lead up to COP27, the health community has jointly developed policy recommendations on the themes of loss and damage, mitigation, adaptation and finance. The Paris Agreement acknowledges the relevance of the right to health to climate action. To date,...
Heat waves: a major health threat

Heat waves: a major health threat

HEAL, the Health and Environment Alliance, has gathered comprehensive data and resources demonstrating the impacts of heat waves on human health.  Climate change leads to an increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves. In June and...
Health Community Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake

Health Community Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake

Together with the World Health Organization and civil society and academic partners from around the world, the Global Climate and Health Alliance made a joint submission to the August 2022 call for inputs to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake. The Global Stocktake is a...
Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: GCHA welcomes the HCN

Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: GCHA welcomes the HCN

The Global Climate and Health Alliance is thrilled to be the new host for the Health and Climate Network (HCN) secretariat, and welcomes the HCN Director Alison Doig to the team. With funding from the Clean Air Fund, we look forward to working closely together, and...
GCHA and HCN Joint Submission to the Global Stocktake

GCHA and HCN Joint Submission to the Global Stocktake

In February 2022, the Global Climate and Health Alliance made a joint submission to the Global Stocktake. The UNFCCC Global Stocktake is a process to evaluate the progress made in implementing the Paris Agreement, and therefore by how much ambition should be increased...