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Kenya adopting clean climate resilient health interventions
14.08.202614 August 2026 | The Kenyan Ministry of Health has identified solarisation of off-grid health facilities as a key strategy for strengthening climate-resilient systems, particularly across arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs.)
Dr Nyoni Winchester: A Caribbean veterinarian on the front lines of climate and animal health
12.08.202612 August 2026 | Stories from the field | As part of her fellowship this Caribbean vet surveyed agricultural workers, made climate and health recommendations and demonstrated that even a small amount of money can make a huge difference
Call for event proposals at the COP31 Health Pavilion
30.07.202630 July 2026 | Submit your climate and health event for the Health Pavilion at the COP31 UN Climate Conference, 9-20 November 2026, Antalya, Türkiye by 12 September.
Latest resources
13 Recommendations for the Department of Anaesthesiology to make the operating room green
This guide from the Netherlands is for anaesthesiology departments that want to make their operating systems more sustainable. This guide is written in Dutch.
Categories: Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Guidance document, Climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities (CRESHCFs), Ministries of Health, Health care professionals, Health care facility managers, Public health professionals, Health system suppliers
Protecting mental health from extreme heat: recommendations for policy and action
This report provides practical insights, case examples and recommendations for the integration of mental health in heat action plans.
Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Guidance document, Country experience, Global, Climate resilient health systems, Climate-informed health surveillance and early warning systems, Climate-transformative leadership and governance, Climate-smart workforce, Integrated risks, monitoring, early warning, and GHG emissions tracking, Climate-informed health programmes, Ministries of Health, Health care professionals, Health care facility managers, Public health professionals, Local/city officials
A nationwide approach to reduction in anaesthetic gas use: the Dutch Approach to decarbonising anaesthesia
Anaesthetic gases account for ∼3% of the carbon footprint of the entire healthcare sector and up to 63% of the emissions originating from surgical care. The Dutch Approach proposes reducing or eliminating these emissions entirely.
Categories: Europe, Climate resilient health systems, Low carbon sustainable health systems, Climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities (CRESHCFs), Health co-benefits, Assessments of climate and health risks and GHG emissions, Integrated risks, monitoring, early warning, and GHG emissions tracking, Climate resilient and low carbon infrastructures, technologies, and supply chain, Climate-informed health programmes, Air quality, Ministries of Health, Health care professionals, Health care facility managers, Public health professionals, Health system suppliers, Media professionals