May 3, 2023
This year, 2023, is a major year for climate and health. The health movement on climate change has grown dramatically over the past few years, as the health impacts of the climate crisis make themselves increasingly and dramatically felt in every corner of the globe;...
Mar 19, 2023
Geneva, 20 March 2023:- Ahead of today’s publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis Report (SYR), a global coalition of health professionals is calling on governments to fund loss and damage response, invest in and strengthen...
Mar 14, 2023
Abu Dhabi, 14 March 2023:- Responding to the announcement by COP28 director-general, Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, that a ‘Health Day’ will take place during this year’s UN climate summit, the Global Climate and Health Alliance welcomed the elevation of health, but...
Mar 12, 2023
Forecasting The global health community has an immediate opportunity to increase its voice in the fight against climate change, leveraging mounting evidence of growing mortality and morbidity rates as an incentive for greater government action to reduce carbon...
Jan 11, 2023
Larry Luxner, Devex, 10 January 2023: “Absolutely zero progress was made [at COP27] on a commitment to fully phase out fossil fuels, and without tackling the major root cause of the climate crisis, we cannot fully protect health,” said Jeni Miller, executive director...
Nov 25, 2022
Here’s a roundup of some of the top media coverage achieved by the Global Climate and Health Alliance during COP27. The Guardian: Cop27 live: clashes over key issues as talks head into the night Jeni Miller, at the Global Climate and Health Alliance of 130...
Nov 19, 2022
Sharm El-Sheikh, 09:30 EET, 20 November 2022:- As the COP27 Climate Summit ground to a close today in Egypt, health professionals and NGOs welcomed the decision to establish a Loss and Damage fund, but slammed the stalled progress on fossil fuel phase-out....
Nov 19, 2022
Sharm El-Sheikh, 1245 EET, 19 November 2022: Amidst rumors that COP27 may close without an agreement, and trigger a special session in mid-2023, or defer agreement on key issues until COP28, the Jeni Miller, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health...
Nov 18, 2022
COP27 success hinges on two issues: agreement to establish loss and damage finance; and commitment to an equitable phase-out of all fossil fuels As Governments released a new COP27 draft cover text today, as they continue to work towards final...
Nov 16, 2022
See also: COP27: Health Organizations Issue Stern Demand for Loss and Damage Fund COP27 Oil & Gas Proposal Earns Sharp Rebuke from Global Health Community Sharm El-Sheikh, 17 November 2022:- As the COP27 Climate Summit this week reviews progress on climate action...
