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The health burden of climate change
A call for global scientific action
Quarterly Newsletter from FHF
As we look back on a year alarmingly full of climate events and their devastating aftermath, and after COP27’s sobering look at the state of global warming and our imperfect efforts to turn it around, it’s natural to feel concerned and discouraged about the future.
Malaria No More and Reaching the Last Mile Announce Expansion of Climate & Health Initiative with a New $5 million Grant
Abu Dhabi, January 3, 2023 – Malaria No More (MNM) today announced the expansion of its climate and health initiative, Forecasting Healthy Futures, through a new 3-year, $5 million award from the Reaching the Last Mile initiative (RLM), as witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed, Member of the Executive Council.
"Climate-Proofing" Global Health Systems: A Discussion at COP27
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, during a session on climate change and global health, Malaria No More, in partnership with the Reaching the Last Mile initiative, hosted a panel discussion through its climate and global health initiative, Forecasting Healthy Futures. The session, entitled “Climate-Proofing Global Health Systems with Earth Observation Data, Artificial Intelligence, and other transformative technologies”, centered on making global health systems resilient to changing climate conditions.
COP27: Climate anxiety is rising - it might be a good thing
Global leaders are about to meet for another UN climate summit - COP27 starting in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday - and the reality of climate change for many people can be overwhelming.
How climate change influences the spread of disease – four essential reads
Climate change has led to extreme weather events such as floods and drought. These events have become more frequent and more severe. Natural disasters associated with climate change have a devastating effect on people’s lives, destroying homes, roads and others key infrastructure.
What the latest IPCC science says about climate change
COP27 delegates will be relying on UN climate science agency studies to make decisions about future energy plans
High hopes for COP27, but warnings of disappointment
Leaders, diplomats, campaigners and scientists descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for talks on tackling climate change.
U.N. chief calls for global climate pact, warning of 'highway to climate hell'
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres issued a dire warning about climate change at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 7
Oh FFS: A guide to climate change acronyms
Your jargon-busting climate glossary.
Resources
NIH’s Climate and Health Initiative Tackles Global Health Effects Associated With a Changing Climate
Agency leaders discuss new research plan in The Lancet
Closing the Emissions Gap: A Climate Action Roadmap for Limiting Warming to 1.5°C
The science is clear about how to prevent increasingly dangerous and irreversible climate change impacts: Limit global temperature rise to 1.5˚C (2.7˚F), which means cutting GHG emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net-zero CO2 emissions by mid-century.
The Global South Climate Database
The Global South Climate Database is a publicly available, searchable database of scientists and experts in the fields of climate science, policy and energy.
Finding the Signal: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics at the Intersection of Climate and Global Health
While the impacts of the climate crisis are coming fast and furious, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics (AI/AA) offer a light at the end of the tunnel as they can help us make sense of how the complex, interwoven systems of climate and global health interact.
Generation Hope: 2.4 billion Reasons to End the Global Climate and Inequality Crisis
Climate change isn’t a threat to the future. For the world’s 2.4 billion children, it’s a global emergency today.
The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks.
Climate & Health Advocacy Boot Camp
Health professionals are trusted voices to the public on climate change. Come learn concrete skills from the experts on effective climate action, and build your climate community.
The Climate Emergency: Research Gaps and Policy Priorities
The World Health Organization has identified climate change as the single biggest health threat facing humanity. Physiology is an essential part of the scientific response as it helps us understand the consequences of climate change for humans and other animals.
Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios
such potential futures are poorly understood. Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction? At present, this is a dangerously underexplored topic.
Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change data explorer. This new platform allows users to engage with our findings and explore the 2021 report data at country specific, regional and income group level.
