Health at COP28: Key information

Health at COP28: Key information

Where and when? COP28 will take place between Thursday 30 Nov 2023 – Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The formal negotiations will take place in The Blue Zone, a site managed by the UNFCCC, and open to accredited party and observer delegates...
For Health’s Sake: Stop Financing Fossil Fuels

For Health’s Sake: Stop Financing Fossil Fuels

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

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

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...
Switching Lifestyle Habits to Win the Climate Change Challenge

Switching Lifestyle Habits to Win the Climate Change Challenge

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...