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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.
Training Equips Nigerian Student Nurses as Climate and Health Frontline Leaders
27.07.202627 July 2026 | Nurses Across the Borders concluded an in-person Training Workshop for over 250 Student Nurses At the College of Nursing, Benin City on: Climate Change and Public Health: The Indispensable Role of the Nigerian Nurse-for a Climate Health Resilient System
Global Leaders Gather in Paris for High‑Level G7 labelled ATACH Meeting on Climate and Health
29.06.202629 June 2026 | The French Republic’s Ministry of Health, Families, Autonomy, and People with Disabilities, in its role as the G7 Presidency, and WHO hosted a Strategic High-Level meeting for the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) on 25 June 2026.
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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
WHO training module: Enhanced health decision-making using climate information
A foundational course on using climate information for public health surveillance, early warning, and adaptation planning
Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Training, Climate-informed health surveillance and early warning systems, Assessments of climate and health risks and GHG emissions, Integrated risks, monitoring, early warning, and GHG emissions tracking
#HandleTheHeat checklist for climate-ready hospitals
This practical checklist outlines key actions and resources to help healthcare facilities strengthen climate resilience and protect patients and health professionals.
Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Discussion paper, Global, Europe, Climate resilient health systems, Low carbon sustainable health systems