“We Are Here To Fight For Our Lives” – Thousands Flood Streets To Demand Climate Action 20/09/2019 Grace Ren NEW YORK CITY (September 20, 2019) – Thousands of people have flooded streets here today as part of a worldwide movement to demand climate action. 4 million people in over 150 countries around the world took to the streets in a global Climate Strike. The New York Climate Strike is one of over a thousand […] Continue reading -> Health Impacts of Climate Change More Visible – But Health Can’t Move The Needle At UN Climate Summit All Alone 19/09/2019 David Branigan Health is becoming more prominent in the climate debate in light of the mounting human toll from extreme weather – and that’s only the tip of the ’iceberg’, in terms of what lies in store, says Daniel Kass, senior vice president at Vital Strategies and former Deputy Commissioner of Health for New York City. But […] Continue reading -> WHO: One Suicide Death Every 40 Seconds; Pesticide Control Can Reduce Rates 11/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Reducing pesticide self-poisonings is one of the most effective ways to reduce suicide deaths –the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29 years, after road injury, according to a new WHO report. Release of the WHO report, Preventing suicide, a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators, coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day […] Continue reading -> Health Care Climate Footprint Is 4.4% Of Global Emissions; Larger Than Japan Or Brazil 10/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 4.4% of the world’s climate emissions are from health care activities – meaning that if health care was a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth largest emitter in absolute terms – after the United States, China, India and Russia, but ahead of Japan and Brazil. This is the key finding from a […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Health Risk Of Microplastics In Drinking-Water Is Low, Calls For More Research 22/08/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization concluded that the current risk to human health of microplastics in drinking-water is low, according to a report released today. However, it says that further research is needed to more accurately assess the effects of exposure to microplastics. “We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution at Unsafe Levels in Majority of Large Cities Worldwide, Study Finds 13/08/2019 Rodolfo Tsapralis Most big cities around the world are above World Health Organization-recommended safe levels of particular matter in the air, with 42 percent at dangerously high levels, and only 8 percent within safe limits, a new study finds. At just 2.5 microns in size or smaller, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is “a leading environmental health risk” […] Continue reading -> Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Impacts of Climate Change More Visible – But Health Can’t Move The Needle At UN Climate Summit All Alone 19/09/2019 David Branigan Health is becoming more prominent in the climate debate in light of the mounting human toll from extreme weather – and that’s only the tip of the ’iceberg’, in terms of what lies in store, says Daniel Kass, senior vice president at Vital Strategies and former Deputy Commissioner of Health for New York City. But […] Continue reading -> WHO: One Suicide Death Every 40 Seconds; Pesticide Control Can Reduce Rates 11/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Reducing pesticide self-poisonings is one of the most effective ways to reduce suicide deaths –the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29 years, after road injury, according to a new WHO report. Release of the WHO report, Preventing suicide, a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators, coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day […] Continue reading -> Health Care Climate Footprint Is 4.4% Of Global Emissions; Larger Than Japan Or Brazil 10/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 4.4% of the world’s climate emissions are from health care activities – meaning that if health care was a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth largest emitter in absolute terms – after the United States, China, India and Russia, but ahead of Japan and Brazil. This is the key finding from a […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Health Risk Of Microplastics In Drinking-Water Is Low, Calls For More Research 22/08/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization concluded that the current risk to human health of microplastics in drinking-water is low, according to a report released today. However, it says that further research is needed to more accurately assess the effects of exposure to microplastics. “We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution at Unsafe Levels in Majority of Large Cities Worldwide, Study Finds 13/08/2019 Rodolfo Tsapralis Most big cities around the world are above World Health Organization-recommended safe levels of particular matter in the air, with 42 percent at dangerously high levels, and only 8 percent within safe limits, a new study finds. At just 2.5 microns in size or smaller, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is “a leading environmental health risk” […] Continue reading -> Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO: One Suicide Death Every 40 Seconds; Pesticide Control Can Reduce Rates 11/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Reducing pesticide self-poisonings is one of the most effective ways to reduce suicide deaths –the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29 years, after road injury, according to a new WHO report. Release of the WHO report, Preventing suicide, a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators, coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day […] Continue reading -> Health Care Climate Footprint Is 4.4% Of Global Emissions; Larger Than Japan Or Brazil 10/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 4.4% of the world’s climate emissions are from health care activities – meaning that if health care was a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth largest emitter in absolute terms – after the United States, China, India and Russia, but ahead of Japan and Brazil. This is the key finding from a […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Health Risk Of Microplastics In Drinking-Water Is Low, Calls For More Research 22/08/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization concluded that the current risk to human health of microplastics in drinking-water is low, according to a report released today. However, it says that further research is needed to more accurately assess the effects of exposure to microplastics. “We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution at Unsafe Levels in Majority of Large Cities Worldwide, Study Finds 13/08/2019 Rodolfo Tsapralis Most big cities around the world are above World Health Organization-recommended safe levels of particular matter in the air, with 42 percent at dangerously high levels, and only 8 percent within safe limits, a new study finds. At just 2.5 microns in size or smaller, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is “a leading environmental health risk” […] Continue reading -> Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Care Climate Footprint Is 4.4% Of Global Emissions; Larger Than Japan Or Brazil 10/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 4.4% of the world’s climate emissions are from health care activities – meaning that if health care was a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth largest emitter in absolute terms – after the United States, China, India and Russia, but ahead of Japan and Brazil. This is the key finding from a […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Health Risk Of Microplastics In Drinking-Water Is Low, Calls For More Research 22/08/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization concluded that the current risk to human health of microplastics in drinking-water is low, according to a report released today. However, it says that further research is needed to more accurately assess the effects of exposure to microplastics. “We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution at Unsafe Levels in Majority of Large Cities Worldwide, Study Finds 13/08/2019 Rodolfo Tsapralis Most big cities around the world are above World Health Organization-recommended safe levels of particular matter in the air, with 42 percent at dangerously high levels, and only 8 percent within safe limits, a new study finds. At just 2.5 microns in size or smaller, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is “a leading environmental health risk” […] Continue reading -> Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Says Health Risk Of Microplastics In Drinking-Water Is Low, Calls For More Research 22/08/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization concluded that the current risk to human health of microplastics in drinking-water is low, according to a report released today. However, it says that further research is needed to more accurately assess the effects of exposure to microplastics. “We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution at Unsafe Levels in Majority of Large Cities Worldwide, Study Finds 13/08/2019 Rodolfo Tsapralis Most big cities around the world are above World Health Organization-recommended safe levels of particular matter in the air, with 42 percent at dangerously high levels, and only 8 percent within safe limits, a new study finds. At just 2.5 microns in size or smaller, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is “a leading environmental health risk” […] Continue reading -> Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution at Unsafe Levels in Majority of Large Cities Worldwide, Study Finds 13/08/2019 Rodolfo Tsapralis Most big cities around the world are above World Health Organization-recommended safe levels of particular matter in the air, with 42 percent at dangerously high levels, and only 8 percent within safe limits, a new study finds. At just 2.5 microns in size or smaller, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is “a leading environmental health risk” […] Continue reading -> Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Eating Less Meat Essential For Food Security In A Changing Climate, Says New IPCC Report 08/08/2019 Editorial team, David Branigan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A transformation of global diets away from red meat consumption and towards healthier plant-based alternatives is critical for the world to combat climate change and land degradation that threatens food systems, while meeting the nutrition requirements of a growing population, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, Climate […] Continue reading -> Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hunger & Obesity Both Rising Worldwide Says UN Report 16/07/2019 Editorial team An estimated 820 million people went hungry in 2018, the third continuous year in a worldwide trend of rising hunger. And over one-quarter of the world’s population, or 2 billion people in all, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2019. […] Continue reading -> Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Action Plan For Health: Addressing Determinants Of Health Key To SDG Progress 11/07/2019 David Branigan A new plan to improve collaboration across 12 United Nations and multilateral agencies to support UN member states to reach 2030 targets on health includes not only the ambitious aim of reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency, but of working better across sectors to address environmental, commercial and social factors that harm health. These factors, which […] Continue reading -> Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Is A ‘Well-Being’ Issue; OECD Head Decries Lack Of Political Action 03/07/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Globally, political resistance to assertive climate action remains an enormous barrier to change, despite mounting evidence about the impacts of climate change on people’s well-being and health, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), before an audience of several hundred people in Geneva today. Reframing the climate debate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts