Why we need a global Treaty to phase out fossil fuels and protect lives

Sep 14, 2022

More than 1000 health professionals and nearly 200 health organizations from around the world – including the World Health Organization – are calling upon governmentsto  lay out a legally binding global plan to phase out fossil fuel use, in order to protect the health...

Les organisations internationales de la santé demandent un traité de non-prolifération des combustibles fossiles pour protéger la vie des générations actuelles et futures

Sep 13, 2022

Global, 14 septembre 2022 :– Plus de 1000 professionnels de la santé et 200 organisations de santé du monde entier ont appelé aujourd’hui les gouvernements à élaborer et à mettre en œuvre de toute urgence un traité de non-prolifération des combustibles...

International Health Organizations Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty To Protect Lives Of Current and Future Generations

Sep 13, 2022

Global, 14 September 2022:– More than 1000 health professionals and 200 health organizations from around the world have today called on governments to urgently develop and implement a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to end global dependence on fossil fuels,...

Heat waves: a major health threat

Sep 13, 2022

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 at Bonn Climate Conference: Unconscionable Failure of Developed Countries To Address Loss and Damage

Jun 17, 2022

  Bonn, 17 June 2022 – As the Bonn Climate Change Conference closed this week, the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) described as “unconscionable” the failure by governments to progress towards financing for loss and damage – support to deal...