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UN General Assembly: World Leaders & Experts Spotlight Climate-Health Intersection
Twitter LinkedIn This week, during the 78th United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week, global leaders and health experts descended on New York City, putting a spotlight on the impacts of climate change on human health. Twitter LinkedIn
2023 Africa Climate Week: Experts Discuss Climate-Health Solutions Ahead of COP28
Twitter LinkedIn During the 2023 Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, Forecasting Healthy Futures hosted an event entitled “Climate Health Solutions: Close Up – Putting a Human Face to the Climate Imperative,” convening African global health leaders and other…
New Investments to Build Climate-Resilient Communities: A Conversation at WHA 76
Twitter LinkedIn On the sidelines of the 76th World Health Assembly, Forecasting Healthy Futures hosted an event entitled “New Investments to Build Climate-Resilient Communities: Putting Health at the Center of the Climate Agenda.” The event, co-hosted by COP28, Reaching the…
Forecasting Healthy Futures Hosts Inaugural Summit on Climate & Health
Twitter LinkedIn Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 16, 2023 – Forecasting Healthy Futures, in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile, this week hosted the inaugural Forecasting Healthy Futures Global Summit in Abu Dhabi. Twitter LinkedIn
The Health Burden of Climate Change
Twitter LinkedIn A now-famous study calculated in 2003 that at least 166,000 annual deaths and 5.5 million disability-adjusted life years from malnutrition, diarrheal disease, malaria, floods, and cardiovascular diseases might already be attributable to anthropogenic climate change Twitter LinkedIn
Quarterly Newsletter from FHF
Twitter LinkedIn 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…
"Climate-Proofing" Global Health Systems: A Discussion at COP27
Twitter LinkedIn 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…
COP27: Climate anxiety is rising - it might be a good thing
Twitter LinkedIn 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. Twitter LinkedIn
How climate change influences the spread of disease – four essential reads
Twitter LinkedIn 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…