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.
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.
New Global Campaign, The Face of Change, Launches Ahead of Historic COP28 Health Day to Tackle the Climate-Driven Health Crisis
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.
ClimateSmart Indonesia: Climate Health Partnership Announced Ahead of COP28
Two weeks before the start of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Forecasting Healthy Futures’ Institute for Health Modeling and Climate Solutions (IMACS) announced a groundbreaking climate and health partnership aimed at expanding the recently launched ClimateSmart Indonesia Initiative working to climate-proof Indonesian health systems.
