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.
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.
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.
In a must-read, ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten uses the 2018 Camp Fire to show how extreme weather disrupts modern life
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.
As part of Forecasting Healthy Futures’ mission to support emerging researchers at the intersection of climate and health, we spoke to Ekuwa Adade, a doctoral researcher at Brunel University London, and a member of the IMACS Expert Network. Adade, who is researching climate sensitive diseases, recently launched a malaria modeling project as part of her doctoral research focused on her home country, Ghana. IMACS is mentoring Ekuwa in understanding and comparing different time series models and helping advance her skills in integrating climate and malaria surveillance information using advanced machine learning.
On the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly, Forecasting Healthy Futures hosted an event entitled “Healthy & Resilient Cities Worldwide: Clearing the social and financial hurdles to integrate and scale sustainable urban innovations”, in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile. The discussion examined the health impacts of climate threats as experienced in urban settings around the world, and the innovative efforts underway to build sustainable and resilient cities.
The Institute for Health Modeling and Climate Solutions (IMACS) today announced a new strategic partnership and milestone in the expansion of its ClimateSmart Indonesia Initiative, which was recently launched in partnership with the Indonesian government with the goal to ‘climate-proof’ the national health system.
Ahead of a historic, first-ever Health Day during the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, Forecasting Healthy Futures—in partnership with TIME CO2—announces the launch of a bold and ambitious global campaign - The Face of Change - that centers health as the human face of climate change. With a focus on real and relatable stories, proven, ready-to-scale solutions and open-source creative content to amplify and activate, the campaign aims to inspire a global movement to save millions of lives today from the direct health impacts of climate change while protecting the health of billions of others by accelerating action to arrest global warming.
Website powered by
