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Latin America Speaks as One: Health Takes Centre Stage at COP30
Photo by Luna Andrade Arango More than 100 leading health organisations across Latin America and the Caribbean have united behind a common position for COP30, calling for climate action grounded in justice, equity, and wellbeing. By Fransisco Chesini - Iberoamerican...
Disinformation is costing lives and the health community is fighting back ahead of COP30
“We must fight the coordinated disinformation campaigns impeding global progress on climate change.” — António Guterres, UN Secretary-General By Shweta Narayan For the first time, ‘information integrity’ is on the official COP agenda, a priority championed by the UN...
Why Health Leaders Are Cutting Ties with Fossil Fuel-Linked Ad Agencies
By Shweta Narayan It would be unthinkable for a respiratory society to partner with advertisers defending Big Tobacco. But this is exactly the contradiction that still exists when health organisations use agencies that greenwash fossil fuels. The health sector’s...
WHA78 and the Climate-Health Intersection: Progress, gaps and the way forward
Members of the GCHA share their insights from the 78th World Health Assembly 2025 – unpacking progress made, identifying ongoing gaps, and describing what’s needed to move this agenda forward....
Power of coordination in a time of political upheaval: The GCHA’s First Global Assembly
In a volatile global political climate, where borders are closing, aid is shrinking, and scientific collaboration is being undermined, the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA)’s first General Membership Assembly, held virtually on 20 February 2024, stands as a powerful example of how health practitioners can continue to forge connections and share vital information in the face of these global challenges.
The Health Community at COP28 – Where Do We Go to From Here?
Following December’s UN climate negotiations in Dubai, Global Climate and Health Alliance Executive Director Dr Jeni Miller reflects on the climate summit’s outcomes, and the action needed next to protect people’s health from the climate crisis.
Event: Accelerating a just transition for healthy people and a healthy planet
How can health and climate action be incorporated into a just transition in practical and policy terms? Expert panellists present different solutions at COP28.
Priorities for a Healthy COP28
Health organisations from around the world set out their key priorities for COP28 that would ensure that climate action protects and restores human health and wellbeing.
A Turning Point for Health and Climate: Reflections from Climate Week in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) highlighted that health and well-being are essential pillars of the climate agenda.