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Nov 2, 2022
At the end of this week, global health community representatives, policy makers, climate experts, economists and civil society will be meeting at COP27 (GCHA page on COP27) in Egypt. This year’s location could not be more emblematic for the United Nations climate...
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...
Aug 11, 2022
In the midst of the health and climate crises, Chile embarked on the journey to a new constitution. The will for a new social contract, to respond to social demands such as health and education, also had an important environmental impulse, manifested decisively in the...
Jul 4, 2022
Human health is closely interconnected to animal and planetary health, our lifestyles are largely determined by the environment that surrounds us, in the same way that human habits impact the health and balance of the entire ecosystem. The latest Covid-19 pandemic...
Mar 9, 2022
I write these words in time of yet another time of international disruption. Russia has invaded Ukraine, causing a horrific humanitarian crisis. Though the courage of the Ukrainian people in the face of the attack has been inspiring, the images and stories coming out...
Nov 9, 2021
This short two-minute mixed media film commissioned by the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and created by Wit and Wisdom and Happenstance Films includes testimonies and calls to action from 25 health workers from around the world, who have borne witness to...
