New research by C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council has set out the scale and impact of climate migration to cities across Africa, South America and southern Asia over the next quarter of a century.
United in Science 2024
A multi-organization high-level complication of the latest weather, climate, water and related environmental and social sciences for the future
UNFCCC Compiles Data on Developing Country Needs to Address Climate Change
The information contained in the ‘Second report on the determination of the needs of developing country Parties related to implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement’ is broken down by costed and non-costed needs, time frame, theme and sector, geography, and means of implementation.
A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing
To help navigate current and future uncertainty and disruptive change, while effectively delivering on its mandate, UNEP has been implementing an institutionalized approach to strategic foresight and horizon scanning with the view to developing an anticipatory and future-oriented culture.
Health Set to Get a Bigger Spotlight at Upcoming COP29
Health will be an important focus of the upcoming annual United Nations (UN) climate conference taking place in November in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to the COP29 Presidency and the World Health Organization (WHO).
A City Finds Success Using 'Trees as Medicine'
A study in Louisville, Kentucky, has connected new plantings with health data from nearby residents — a first in urban forestry.
The Economic Constraints on Clean Water
Investing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) reduces the financial costs of disease outbreaks
Climate Change, Wildfires and Air Pollution Damaging Global Health, WMO Warns
Climate change, wildfires and air pollution are locked in a deadly cycle threatening human health, ecosystems and agriculture worldwide, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Thursday.
Potential impact of climatic factors on malaria in Rwanda between 2012 and 2021: a time-series analysis
This study analyses how climatic factors influence malaria transmission across Rwanda, thereby informing tailored interventions and enhancing disease management frameworks.
Building Effective Communities of Practice for Transdiciplinary Research and Action in Climate Change and Health in Africa
The escalating impacts of climate change on health-determining sectors such as agriculture, food security, energy, disaster risk, and broader social structures require urgent, multi-sectoral approaches. The evolving climate and health policy landscape now advocates for placing health at the centre of climate change decisions, informing integrated National Health Resilience and
National Adaptation Plans. Despite this shift, collaborations between researchers, policymakers, and implementation partners remain underdeveloped, especially in Africa, where only 0.5% of multilateral climate adaptation funds are allocated to the health sector (Turner et al., 2024). Funded by Wellcome, this study aims to enhance the understanding of how Communities of Practice (CoPs) can facilitate the integration of health considerations into climate change policies.
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