Climate Change and Health
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Clinical trials and environmental sustainability: review of key considerations to develop climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

This report examines how clinical trials contribute to environmental impacts and outlines key considerations for integrating environmental sustainability...

Measuring greenhouse gas emissions in health systems

Climate change is a growing health crisis, driving increased mortality from heat, malnutrition, and disease, and placing increasing pressure on health...

Health at the heart of national adaptation planning: a global review of national adaptation plans and health national adaptation plans

To effectively address these growing health challenges posed by climate change, health considerations must be systematically integrated into broader national...

Decarbonizing the healthcare supply chain strategic actions for health systems

This report aims to: provide guidance to health systems on decarbonizing their supply chains through changing the way they select, procure and use goods...

Embedding ethics in health and climate change: WHO satellite meeting at the 14th Global Summit of National Ethics Committees, San Marino, 16 April 2024

This World Health Organization (WHO) satellite meeting on embedding ethics in health and climate change, held at the 14th Global Summit of national ethics...

WHO Technical Advisory Group on Embedding Ethics in Health and Climate Change Policy: report of the third meeting, 16 July 2024

The World Health Organization recognizes climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity. In furtherance of its mandate of “articulating...

WHO Technical Advisory Group on Embedding Ethics in Health and Climate Change Policy: report of the second meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-7 May 2024

The World Health Organization recognizes climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity. In furtherance of its mandate of “articulating...

WHO Technical Advisory Group on Embedding Ethics in Health and Climate Change Policy: meeting report, 7 February 2024

The World Health Organization recognizes climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity. In furtherance of its mandate of “articulating...

Mapping climate change and health indicators

This review sheds light on how countries are measuring the health impacts of climate change. It examines the indicators countries are using in their vulnerability...

Climate change and workplace heat stress: technical report and guidance

This publication provides an overview of evidence and guidance on the growing challenge of workplace heat stress in the context of climate change. It highlights...

Global review of climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments: executive summary

This executive summary presents key findings from the Global review of climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments, which is an analysis...

Health system strengthening interventions to improve the health of displaced and migrant populations in the context of climate change

This is the seventh report in the Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM) series. The publication examines how health systems are responding...

Review of Climate Change and Health Activities in SEARO member states

A review of the work on climate change and health was carried in 10 member states of South-East Asia region between 2014 and 2015. The review explored...

Report of the WHO South-East Asia Regional meeting on nutrition and climate change

Climate change undermine global food systems, increases food and nutrition insecurity and and exacerbates malnutrition in vulnerable populations. In the...

Weaving health for families, communities and societies in the Western Pacific Region (‎2025-2029)‎: working together to improve health and well-being and save lives

This document sets out thematic priorities for WHO's work in the Western Pacific Region for the next five years to improve health and well-being, and save...

Quality criteria for integrating health into Nationally Determined Contributions (‎NDCs)‎

This document seeks to guide policy-makers, ministry of health staff, and staff of other government departments leading and contributing to NDCs to integrate...

Target setting for low carbon
sustainable health systems

The purpose of this document is to supplement the World Health Organization (WHO) Operational Framework for Building Climate Resilient and Low Carbon...

Report of a scoping meeting for the selection of indicators to monitor the impact of extreme heat on maternal, newborn and child health

This document summarizes the first meeting of an expert group convened in April 2023.The meeting had two key aims:1) to convene a group of multidisciplinary...

Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance in health and environment, 2024 update

This is the 2024 update of the Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available...

Communicating on climate change and health: Toolkit for health professionals

While climate change is a big threat to health, implementing solutions to address climate change presents a huge opportunity to promote better health and...