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Forecasting Healthy Futures Hosts Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan Ahead of COP29, Elevating Health on the Climate Agenda
This week, amidst growing concerns about the impacts of climate change on human health and ahead of COP29, Forecasting Healthy Futures hosted its 2nd annual Global Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Global Research and Action Agenda for Climate Change and Mental Health
This report builds on the experiences and expertise of people with lived experience of mental health problems and of communities most affected by climate change across the world and is grounded in the insights of 960+ experts from 90 countries.
Heat Caused Over 47,000 Deaths in Europe in 2023, the Second Highest Burden of the Last Decade
Heat related mortality would have been 80% higher in absence of the adaptation observed during the present century
Climate change threatens public health, raising the spread of food-borne diseases
Climate change threatens public health by affecting the distribution and spread of food-borne pathogens, according to a recent study by food scientists from Benha University in Egypt published in Nature.
UNICEF Report: Climate Change Impacts on Child Health a Threat to Progress
A new UNICEF report takes full stock of how climate change is impacting almost every aspect of child health and well-being, from pregnancy to adolescence, urging swift action to reduce emissions and to protect and prioritize children while advancing climate mitigation and adaptation measures.
Fourth health and climate adaptation report: call for evidence, summer 2024
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England have been commissioned by Defra to jointly provide the government with a Fourth Health and Climate Adaptation Report.
WHO Compendium of interventions on environmental health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the 2024 updated version of the Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment. This vital resource compiles proposed interventions for reducing disease from environmental risks and saving millions of lives worldwide.
Our environment, our health, our challenge: perspectives from a Southern Brazil tragedy
In May 2024, torrential rains and floods devastated 90% of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, a province larger in area than the United Kingdom, marking one of the biggest natural disasters in the history of Brazil.
Health systems response to climate change adaptation: a scoping review of global evidence
The health system plays a critical role in safeguarding the well-being of communities in the face of health risks associated with climate change. This review maps evidence on health systems' adaptation to climate risk and barriers to effective adaptation.
"On the Move": How Climate Migration Will Remake America
In a must-read, ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten uses the 2018 Camp Fire to show how extreme weather disrupts modern life
Nature-based solutions are essential for climate and health action
The 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) was a turning point for recognising climate change as a human health emergency. There was a dedicated health day for the first time ever and an announcement of a Declaration on Climate and Health signed by over 150 countries.
