WHO Asks Member States: Join Talks on Global Plastics Treaty, Up Game in Climate Action for Health 27/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A first-ever WHO initiative to join global negotiations on a plastics treaty, as well as the first WHO decision on climate and health since 2008, are set to come before the World Health Assembly in May, following a strong show of member state support for both measures on the closing day of this week’s Executive […] Continue reading -> ‘Existential’ Climate Crisis Overshadows Davos Talks – Amid Concerns About AI and Antibiotic Resistance 17/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan “What we have is an existential climate crisis,” World Bank CEO Ajay Banga told the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday. “We cannot think of eradicating poverty without caring about climate. We cannot think of eradicating poverty without thinking about health. We cannot think of eradicating poverty without caring about food […] Continue reading -> Building Climate-Resilient Systems for Health and Food Security 17/01/2024 Disha Shetty Progress made towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is being reversed by climate change and, despite the promises made at the recent COP28, there are gaps in funding to address the crisis, Vanessa Kerry, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos. […] Continue reading -> Clearing the Air: Clean Air Fund Calls for Philanthropic Boost as Air Quality Funding Plateaus 16/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman The Clean Air Fund (CAF) urged philanthropic funders to significantly increase their support for programs and services to enhance air quality with a new report published in time for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos. “It is vital to ramp up the scale and impact of air-quality funding from this sector,” the […] Continue reading -> ‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Love For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action 12/01/2024 Disha Shetty There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is essential that our government does whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change,” and just over 10% disagree, according to the report produced […] Continue reading -> Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Existential’ Climate Crisis Overshadows Davos Talks – Amid Concerns About AI and Antibiotic Resistance 17/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan “What we have is an existential climate crisis,” World Bank CEO Ajay Banga told the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday. “We cannot think of eradicating poverty without caring about climate. We cannot think of eradicating poverty without thinking about health. We cannot think of eradicating poverty without caring about food […] Continue reading -> Building Climate-Resilient Systems for Health and Food Security 17/01/2024 Disha Shetty Progress made towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is being reversed by climate change and, despite the promises made at the recent COP28, there are gaps in funding to address the crisis, Vanessa Kerry, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos. […] Continue reading -> Clearing the Air: Clean Air Fund Calls for Philanthropic Boost as Air Quality Funding Plateaus 16/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman The Clean Air Fund (CAF) urged philanthropic funders to significantly increase their support for programs and services to enhance air quality with a new report published in time for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos. “It is vital to ramp up the scale and impact of air-quality funding from this sector,” the […] Continue reading -> ‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Love For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action 12/01/2024 Disha Shetty There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is essential that our government does whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change,” and just over 10% disagree, according to the report produced […] Continue reading -> Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Building Climate-Resilient Systems for Health and Food Security 17/01/2024 Disha Shetty Progress made towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is being reversed by climate change and, despite the promises made at the recent COP28, there are gaps in funding to address the crisis, Vanessa Kerry, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos. […] Continue reading -> Clearing the Air: Clean Air Fund Calls for Philanthropic Boost as Air Quality Funding Plateaus 16/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman The Clean Air Fund (CAF) urged philanthropic funders to significantly increase their support for programs and services to enhance air quality with a new report published in time for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos. “It is vital to ramp up the scale and impact of air-quality funding from this sector,” the […] Continue reading -> ‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Love For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action 12/01/2024 Disha Shetty There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is essential that our government does whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change,” and just over 10% disagree, according to the report produced […] Continue reading -> Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Clearing the Air: Clean Air Fund Calls for Philanthropic Boost as Air Quality Funding Plateaus 16/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman The Clean Air Fund (CAF) urged philanthropic funders to significantly increase their support for programs and services to enhance air quality with a new report published in time for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos. “It is vital to ramp up the scale and impact of air-quality funding from this sector,” the […] Continue reading -> ‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Love For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action 12/01/2024 Disha Shetty There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is essential that our government does whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change,” and just over 10% disagree, according to the report produced […] Continue reading -> Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Love For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action 12/01/2024 Disha Shetty There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is essential that our government does whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change,” and just over 10% disagree, according to the report produced […] Continue reading -> Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Love For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action 12/01/2024 Disha Shetty There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is essential that our government does whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change,” and just over 10% disagree, according to the report produced […] Continue reading -> Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mixed Results from India’s Five-Year Campaign to Cut Air Pollution 10/01/2024 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched five years ago and has provided budgets to 131 Indian cities to respond to air pollution. But over half of this money had not been used by the end of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the government, while the programme’s impact […] Continue reading -> Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21 000 Deaths Annually from Air Pollution by 2030 07/01/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska An ambitious Polish state policy that aims to replace 50% of the country’s coal and wood household furnaces/boilers with electric heat pumps or natural gas could dramatically improve air quality in a country with some of the worst ambient air pollution levels in the European Union, says a new assessment by the European Clean Air […] Continue reading -> No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
No Time for Hot Air: the Climate and Health Intersection is Gendered 22/12/2023 Shabnum Sarfraz In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and campaigner for gender equity in health, I was pleased to see the adoption of the first ever COP health declaration. Who among us can still deny that climate change is a […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts