Past events

A prescription for change: rethinking plastics use in healthcare to reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and costs

Virtual, Register for Link

This 60-minute webinar, co-hosted with Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe, will feature a panel discussion and key findings from a new report by Systemiq and Eunomia: "A Prescription for Change: Rethinking plastics use in healthcare to reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and costs."

Categories: Net zero health systems, GHG emissions assessments, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Europe, Financing, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Supply Chains

Building Climate-Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Facilities in Africa

Online

New monthly webinar series: Building Climate-Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Facilities in Africa

Categories: Africa, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Supply Chains

Developing Healthcare Leadership to Achieve Climate and Resiliency Goals

Online

This ATACH Technical meeting will consolidate key competencies, best practices and lessons learnt in healthcare leadership towards sustainability.

Categories: Net zero health systems, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Global, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems

Scaling Up Health Adaptation Measures to Meet the Climate Change Challenge in the Americas

Online

This free 11-session course equips health professionals, system planners, administrators, and public health officials with tools to rapidly scale-up adaptation, mitigation, and resilience efforts for climate-ready health systems.

Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Net zero health systems, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Access to climate change funding for health, Americas (Pan American Health Organization), Financing, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Healthy Climate Action in Other Sectors

Shaping Climate-Resilient Healthcare in Europe: Through Policy and Practice

Online

This webinar will share practical tools and guidance for building resilience in hospitals and healthcare services, and a clear roadmap for long-term impact, presenting the final results of the LIFE RESYSTAL project.

Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Europe, Climate Resilient Health Systems

New York Climate Week 2025

Climate Week NYC is a world-leading global climate event, the biggest of its kind.

EHP Partnership for Health Sector Climate Action Meeting

Brussels

The EHP Partnership for Health Sector Climate Action, a WHO European Region community of practice, will meet in Brussels on 17–18 September to exchange country updates, advance strategic planning, and co-design the next deep dive...

Categories: Net zero health systems, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Europe, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems

How to Implement Health and Wellbeing Policies on Climate Change

Brussels, Belgium

The 3-day event will focus on action to address the impacts of climate change on health and wellbeing, as well as the impacts of health and care systems on the climate. It will facilitate the sharing of good practices and collaborative learning through 10 workshops, helping participants develop actionable strategies for improvement.

Categories: Health National Adaptation Plans, Net zero health systems, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Europe, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems

80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80)

New York City (USA)

The United Nations General Assembly will gather all 193 UN Member States to discuss and address key international issues.

Category: Global

Second Hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health

Online

The Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health will hold its second hearing under the topic "Transforming risk to resilience: opportunities and co-benefits of climate action for health and well-being"

Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Europe, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Healthy Climate Action in Other Sectors

Timely Alerts, Safer Futures: Leveraging Heat-Health Early Warnings for Children

Online

This webinar will show how heat-health early warning systems provide the essential infrastructure that allows protective measures to be deployed proactively when extreme heat threatens children’s health and wellbeing.

Categories: Health National Adaptation Plans, Global, Africa, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Healthy Climate Action in Other Sectors

Fifth Global Conference on Climate and Health and ATACH Global Meeting

Brasilia (Brazil) and online

The 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health in Brasilia and annual in-person meeting of ATACH will provide a key platform to highlight the role of ambitious and equitable climate action in global health. 

Category: Global

Adapting Facilities and Services: Treating Heat-Related Illnesses in Women and Children

Online

This webinar will showcase real-world examples of efforts striving to minimize heat stress impacts on pregnant women and children. It will highlight work led by several countries and organizations, including training and research initiatives.

Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Global, Climate Resilient Health Systems

Webinar: Integrating air pollution into nationally determined contributions (NDCs): insights from country action and collaboration

Online

Every year around 7 million people globally die due to exposure to air pollution, the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries. While air pollution is acknowledged as a challenge by many governments, especially given...

Categories: Net zero health systems, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Global, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Healthy Climate Action in Other Sectors

WHA78 debriefing: Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health

Online

During this public webinar, the WHO Secretariat will provide a debrief on the key elements of the Global Action Plan 2025–2028 and the next steps in its implementation, as well as highlight opportunities for Member States, partners, and other stakeholders to contribute to and support action on various levels.

Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Net zero health systems, GHG emissions assessments, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Access to climate change funding for health, Global, Financing, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Supply Chains, Healthy Climate Action in Other Sectors, Nutrition

Webinar: Launch of WHO’s Science and Policy Summaries on Air Quality, Energy and Health

Online

This webinar will serve as the launch for the WHO's new Science and Policy Summaries on Air Quality, Energy and Health.

Categories: Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems

Getting the Message Right: Heat Risk Communication To Protect Children

Online

Protecting children from extreme heat starts with the right message, delivered at the right time. This webinar explores effective risk communication strategies—like the BEAT the Heat framework—and how they can be tailored to meet...

Categories: Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Global, Africa, Americas (Pan American Health Organization), Climate Resilient Health Systems

Workshop: Safer Alternatives and Innovative and Sustainable Supply Chains in the Healthcare Sector

Punta del Este, Uruguay and Online (Webex)

WHO in collaboration with the ATACH, Health Care without Harm and the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) will host a workshop at the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) of the Global Framework on Chemicals Conference

UNFCCC June Climate Meetings (SB 62)

Bonn (Germany)

The 62nd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Subsidiary Bodies (SB 62) will convene international delegates in discussions around climate change, governance, international negotiations, adaptation and mitigation.

Categories: Health National Adaptation Plans, Net zero health systems, Access to climate change funding for health, Global, Financing, Climate Resilient Health Systems, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Supply Chains, Nutrition

Launch and first hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health

Reykjavík (Iceland) and online

The launch of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health aims to advocate for stronger action to address the health impacts of cliamte change across multiple sectos and levels of government.

Categories: Europe, Healthy Climate Action in Other Sectors