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DESCRIPTION : partnership and cooperation in strengthening national efforts for climate change adaptation PERSON/ ORGANIZATION :FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Dr. Moawiah Khaled Al-Radaideh/ his excellency the former Minister of Environment. Dr . feras alhawari/ his excellency the former Minister of health. Dr. Iman Shankiti/ World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jordan.Partnership and cooperation in strengthening national efforts for climate change adaptation Photo credit: MoH Jordan

Launch of Jordan's Health Sector Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (2024–2033)

Official Launch of Jordan’s Health Sector Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (2024–2033) under the patronage of the Minister of Health, and in the presence of the Minister of Environment and the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jordan.

pills in blisterpacks in a pilephoto credit: Global Self-Care Federation

Challenge to Change: Advancing Sustainable Blister Packaging

Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF), under its Charter for Environmentally Sustainable Self-Care, spearheaded a pioneering initiative to enhance the environmental performance of blister packaging used in consumer healthcare products.

Doctors for the Environment HPA Consultation #1, September 2025Doctors for the Environment HPA Consultation #1, September 2025 (Aditya Vyas)

Health Professional Associations Unite to Drive Global Climate Health Action

Doctors for the Environment Australia convened two consultation sessions (online and in person) with Australian, global and Pacific health professional associations to co-design the WHO ATACH HPA program of work.

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Measuring greenhouse gas emissions in health systems

This guidance document defines a common approach for health system emissions measurement that is aligned with international standards and best practice. It also sets out how health systems can develop the necessary internal capabilities to measure their emissions consistently and effectively over time.

Guide for decarbonisation of healthcare centres (Spanish)

Guía de descarbonización de centros sanitarios que hemos realizado la Red Sanitaria Española de Responsabilidad Social y Sostenibilidad.

Accelerating towards net zero: A guide for the Australian health system

This guide includes research and case studies from over 50 organisations and 135 health practitioners and policymakers across Australia,

Categories: Net zero health systems, Action Plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Guidance document, Country experience, Western Pacific, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems

Key facts

5.2 %
The health care sector is responsible for approximately
of global greenhouse gas emissions. (The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. Romanello, Marina et al. The Lancet, Volume 400, Issue 10363, 1619 - 1654)
28 %
Only
of ministries of health in low-and-lower-middle-income countries are currently receiving international funds to support climate change and health work. (2021 WHO health and climate change global survey report)
101
countries and areas have formally committed to building climate resilient and/or low carbon sustainable health systems as part of the COP26 Health Programme.

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