The Escazu Agreement: How the idea of a “healthy environment” became a stumbling block

Oct 13, 2020

The Escazu Agreement, the first treaty on protection of the environment in South America and the Carribean, and the world’s first to include protections for environmental human rights defenders, has been rejected as “inconvenient” by the Chilean government of...

NHS England Net Zero Carbon Emissions Commitment Sets Example for Health Services Around the World

Oct 1, 2020

London, 1 October 2020:- Responding to today’s announcement by England’s National Health Service (NHS) of its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) Executive Director Jeni Miller said [1]: “NHS...

UNGA: Governments Must Take Decisive Action by Matching Carbon Targets with COVID-19 Recovery Packages

Sep 25, 2020

Global Climate and Health Response to UNGA New York, 25 September 2020:- Responding to the statement by UN Secretary General António Guterres that “we need sustainable COVID-19 recovery plans that tackle climate change” during the September 24 High-Level Climate...

Global Climate and Health Alliance Statement on Health Implications of Wildfire Pollution

Sep 17, 2020

San Francisco, 17 September 2020:- Reacting to the ongoing wildfire crisis in California, Washington and Oregon, Frances MacGuire, Science and Policy Lead for the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) said “It is clear that the US wildfires are one of the new...

Webinar: Ahead of G20 Finance Meeting, Health Community Calls for Healthy, Sustainable, Inclusive Public Investments

Jul 8, 2020

Full video recording of the webinar WHO representatives, economist, to address climate, health and covid response ahead of finance ministers meeting Ahead of July 2020′ G20 Finance Ministers meeting (18-19), WHO representatives, an economist with COVID19...