Climate Change and Health

WHO has been working on climate change and health for over 25 years - advocating, collecting evidence and providing comprehensive support to countries in dealing with health effects of climate change.

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Highlights

Exterior of Mehoni Primary Hospital on 28 March 2024 with patients waiting or walking

Climate protestors holding a banner that says "The world has woken up" in front of COP25, Chile

News

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14 August 2026

Departmental update

Quadripartite collaboration extends the One Health Joint Plan of Action to 2029

5 August 2026

Departmental update

WHO launches global research priorities on climate, health and migration

29 July 2026

Departmental update

WHO launches first global framework to help regulators advance greener pharmaceuticals

14 July 2026

Departmental update

WHO launches climate, health and migration research roadmap for the Western Pacific Region

Speeches

7 November 2025

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the COP30 Leaders' Summit – 7 November 2025

Commentaries

18 March 2024

For centuries we have plundered our planet. Now we are paying the price

Initiatives

Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH)

Beat the Heat: Flagship Initiative against extreme heat and related environmental health risks in workplaces and major events

Climate Resilient Health Systems Initiative

Special Initiative on Climate change and Health in Small Island Developing States

WHO – WMO Joint Climate and Health Programme

Features

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31 August 2026

A young Ghanaian advocate involved in community outreach

17 August 2026

A Caribbean veterinarian on the front lines of climate and animal health

21 May 2026

Tanzania scales up action to protect people from extreme heat and solar UV with the Beat the Heat Initiative

Events

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9 – 20 November 2026

COP31 Health Pavilion

22 July 2026 12:30 – 14:00 CET

Launch webinar: Global research prioritization and action plan on health, migration and displacement in the context of climate change

6 July 2026 08:30 – 10:00 CET

Launch webinar: Regional research agenda and action plan on health, migration and displacement in the WHO Western Pacific Region

Calls for

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18 September 2026

Call for consultant

Call for consultant – Health sector capacity on heat, air quality and health

27 July 2026

Call for proposals

Call for event proposals at the COP31 Health Pavilion (closed)

2 June 2026

Call for nominations

WHO calls for nominations for UNIATF Awards on air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases

Publications

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The WHO South-East Asia Region: Climate and Health Regional Profile offers an insightful overview of how governments in the Region are progressing in managing...

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Towards a greener pharmaceuticals' regulatory highway: a framework for regulators as enablers of decarbonization

This framework provides a roadmap for how pharmaceutical regulatory systems can support innovation that reduces the climate impact of medicines for human...

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Second global conference on air pollution and health: key themes and outcomes

Air pollution remains one of the leading environmental risks to health globally, contributing to an estimated seven million premature deaths each year...

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