Transatlantic Dialogue on health sector governance for climate action

Novel and transformative governance mechanisms and supportive institutional arrangements at the national level are imperative for achieving international ambition on health sector climate action. This Transatlantic Dialogue, the second in a series of a joint initiative by WHO/Europe, the Pan American Health Organization, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, aims to take stock of the many different modalities of governance and national and subnational institutional arrangements for effectively addressing climate change within the health sector in Member States across the Atlantic.

To enable and facilitate the necessary transition in health sector governance for climate action, this discussion aims to:

1. foster a shared knowledge of existing national institutional arrangements to integrate climate considerations into health governance and vice versa;
2. acknowledge common and country-specific challenges; and
3. stimulate further follow-up discussion on exploring opportunities for mutual learning and support, including through existing mechanisms such as the Alliance for action on climate change and health (ATACH) and the European Partnership for Health Sector Climate Action.

This hybrid meeting is generously hosted by the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection of the Republic of Austria, and the Austrian National Public Health Institute.

Language: English, Spanish and Russian

For more information and to register: https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/events/item/2024/09/03/default-calendar/transatlantic-dialogue-on-health-sector-governance-for-climate-action