Christiana Figueres: You’re probably breathing dangerous air (Washington Post)
On 12 September 2018, GCHA co-hosted the Global Climate and Health Forum, alongside the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.
Shared opportunities for action
2017 is the Year of Climate Change and Health, a 12-month APHA-led initiative with monthly themes related to the health impacts of climate change.
Campanha mobiliza médicos em combate à poluição nas cidades: A poluição do ar atmosférico é responsável por uma em cada nove mortes no mundo
Em todo o mundo, 92% das pessoas vivem em locais que não atendem às diretrizes da Organização Mundial da Saúide (OMS) para a qualidade do ar.
The Lancet: Health and climate: the road of opportunity
Nick Watts and Hugh Montgomery serve as the Executive Director and Co-Chair, respectively, of Lancet Countdown:
Inside Climate News: Medical Community Warns Climate Change Is an Imminent Public Health Threat
The World Health Organization and a vast network of doctors and nurses calls for a climate deal to emphasize the danger to human health.
CleanTechnica: American Medical Association Highlights Health & Climate Change Link
Another study linking health and climate change came up this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Climate Change and Public Health: Healthy Climate, Healthy People, Healthy Economy
Organized by Health Care Without Harm, Health & Environment Alliance, Environmental Quality Protection Foundation, International Federation of Medical Students’ Association (IFMSA)
Deal in sight at COP17
The cards laid on the table yesterday signalled that the deadlock over the Kyoto Protocol and the Green Climate Fund might break before COP17 wraps up in Durban at the end of the week.
Climate Crisis Threatens Health of Young Africans
Durban, South Africa — What’s bad for the climate is bad for health.
Monitor: Slow action on climate change threatens health
Poor weather conditions can expose a child in Namalu Sub-county in Nakapiripirit district to cold-related diseases.