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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…
What the latest IPCC science says about climate change
Twitter LinkedIn COP27 delegates will be relying on UN climate science agency studies to make decisions about future energy plans Twitter LinkedIn
High hopes for COP27, but warnings of disappointment
Twitter LinkedIn Leaders, diplomats, campaigners and scientists descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for talks on tackling climate change. Twitter LinkedIn
U.N. chief calls for global climate pact, warning of 'highway to climate hell'
Twitter LinkedIn 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 Twitter LinkedIn
Oh FFS: A guide to climate change acronyms
Twitter LinkedIn Your jargon-busting climate glossary. Twitter LinkedIn