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World Health Organization

WHO guidance to protect health from climate change through health adaptation planning

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This guidance document aims to ensure that the health sector works with partners in the environment and other related communities, and follows a systematic process to: Engage in the overall NAP process at the national level; identify national strategic goals for building health resilience to climate change; and develop a national plan with prioritized activities to achieve these goals, within a sp...

GuideMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health care

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World Health Organization

Our Planet, Our Health, our Future - Human Health and the Rio Conventions

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This report reviews the scientific evidence for the linkages between health and biodiversity, climate change and desertification, the representation of health in the corresponding Rio Conventions, and the opportunities for more integrated and effective policy.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

Strengthening health resilience to climate change

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This is one of two technical background papers prepared as a basis for discussion at the WHO Health and Climate Conference. It provides a brief summary of the available evidence on the health impacts of climate change, and an outline of the necessary response to protect health from these evolving risks.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

Second Global Conference Health and Climate report 2016

Report

17 Oct 2018

The 2016 conference showcased how the public health community will support the implementation of the Paris agreement, in order to build healthier and more sustainable societies.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

Quantitative risk assessment of the effects of climate change  on selected causes of death, 2030s and 2050s

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication is a WHO-released quantitative assessment of the health impacts of climate change. It constitutes an update and a further development of the assessment that was first published by WHO for the year 2000, now with a wider range of health impacts, and projections for future years.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change, and of policies and programmes that could increase resilience, taking into account the multiple determinants of climate-sensitive health outcomes.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change, and of policies and programmes that could increase resilience, taking into account the multiple determinants of climate-sensitive health outcomes.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: Global research priorities

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17 Oct 2018

WHO carried out a global consultation which brought experts on climate change, health and related disciplines together to produce background reports covering each of the themes identified by the WHA Resolution. This report presents the conclusions and recommendations from this process, with the aim of improving the evidence base for policies to protect health from climate change.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report provides an update of the evidence on health risks caused by climate change, describes which populations are most vulnerable, and outlines the actions that will be necessary to protect health from climate change.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Promoting health while mitigating climate change

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This is one of two technical background papers prepared as a basis for discussion at the WHO Health and Climate Conference. It provides a brief summary of the available evidence on the health impacts (co-benefits and risks) of climate change mitigation strategies, and an outline of the necessary health sector responses that may contribute to optimizing co-benefits while mitigating risks.

PublicationMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Lessons learned on health adaptation to climate variability and change: experiences across low and middle-income countries

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document in the first part reviews and synthesizes the first five years of implementation (2008–2013) of projects on health adaptation to climate variability and change in low and middle income countries worldwide. The second part of the report presents results of qualitative research undertaken to document lessons learned and good practice examples from health adaptation projects to facili...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Health and disaster risk reduction within the Global Framework for climate services

Report

17 Oct 2018

This document is a consultation report from a meeting organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), to extend partnerships and to develop recommendations for the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services-User I...

ReportMultisectoral ActionEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseEnvironment, climate change and health

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