The climate crisis is a health crisis
We mobilise the global health community to accelerate climate action
We are doctors, nurses, clinicians, and therapists. We are health advocates, researchers, public health and policy experts.
We have come together because, wherever we are in the world, we are seeing how the climate crisis is impacting our patients, our communities, our public health and healthcare systems. Respiratory diseases are escalating; communicable diseases are spreading; humanitarian disaster are becoming more frequent.
The climate crisis is a health crisis and our communities and healthcare systems are starting to buckle.
But there is an answer: Climate solutions can be health solutions. That’s why we’re working together to hold decision makers accountable. To protect human health, we have to restore the planet.
We have a unique opportunity to improve health for all and to tackle global inequality, if we act fast.
Our network
Organisations
We are a network of 200+ health and development organisations
Million health workers
Number of health workers represented by our member & partner organisations
Countries
Our network spans every continent and 125+ countries
News and Events
Cross-Cutting Report Reveals Devastating Global Health Impacts of Fossil Fuels – Thru Production Life Cycle, & Across Human Lifespan
A sweeping new report released today reveals the devastating impacts of fossil fuel extraction and use on human health. Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a Just Transition provides the first comprehensive global overview of the health consequences associated with fossil fuel use at every stage of their lifecycle, from extraction to waste, and across the human lifespan, from pregnancy and pre-birth to old age.
An Open Letter from Mental Health Professionals to the Health Industry: Healing Requires Integrity
Mental health professionals implore health organisations urge to review their relationships with PR and ad firms. "Advertising and public relations firms that serve both the health sector and the fossil fuel industry are working at cross...
Press Coverage: Cradle to Grave Report
A sweeping new report released today reveals the devastating impacts of fossil fuel extraction and use on human health. Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a Just Transition provides the first comprehensive global overview of the health consequences associated with fossil fuel use at every stage of their lifecycle, from extraction to waste, and across the human lifespan, from pregnancy and pre-birth to old age.
LATEST EVENT
Launch of Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a Just Transition
Date: 16 September, 2025 Time: 9 am NY/ 10 am Brasilia / 2 pm UK/ 3 pm South Africa, Geneva/ 4 pm Nairobi/ 6.30 pm New Delhi/ 9 pm Malaysia Interpretation: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese Register here About the Event Fossil...
Climate and Health Facts
The Climate and Us
Real stories of climate and health from around the world
The Climate and Us is a series of short branded films produced for the the Global Climate and Health Alliance by the BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. Divided into three Chapters, the series takes you on a cinematic journey across the world to explore the many ways in which a changing climate is impacting people’s health and wellbeing.
Member spotlight
Health and Environment Alliance
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is the leading European not-for-profit organisation addressing how the natural and built environments affect health in the European Union (EU) and beyond.
HEAL’s vision is a world in which today’s and future generations can benefit from a clean environment to enjoy long and healthy lives.
