The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an end to reliance on fossil fuels ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29). WHO stresses the importance of a people-centered approach to adaptation and resilience to address climate change and health. The organization urges world leaders to prioritize health in all climate negotiations, policies, and action plans to save lives and secure healthier futures. WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, emphasizes the link between the climate crisis and health, highlighting the need for integrating health considerations into strategies for addressing climate change at COP29.<\/p>\n
Developed by WHO in collaboration with over 100 organizations and 300 experts, the\u00a0COP29 special report on climate change and health<\/em>\u00a0identifies critical policies across three integrated dimensions \u2013 people, place and planet. The report outlines key actions aiming to protect all people, particularly the estimated 3.6 billion people who live in areas which are most susceptible to climate change.<\/p>\n The report underlines the importance of the governance that integrates health in climate policy-making \u2013 and climate in health policy-making \u2013 being essential for progress. The report\u2019s top recommendations include:<\/p>\n \u201cHealth is the lived experience of climate change,\u201d said Dr Maria Neira, Director, Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO. \u201cBy prioritizing health in every aspect of climate action, we can unlock significant benefits for public health, climate resilience, security, and economic stability. Health is the argument we need to catalyze urgent and large-scale action in this critical moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Climate NDCs are national plans and commitments made by countries under the Paris Agreement. Health is a priority in 91% of NDCs, but few specify actions to leverage health benefits from climate actions or protect health from climate risks. WHO has released guidance called Healthy NDCs to help countries integrate health into climate policies. It gives practical actions for health, environment, and other sectors to consider health in adaptation and mitigation strategies. The guidance is based on recommendations from WHO\u2019s COP29 special report and covers leadership, national circumstances, finance, and implementation. Integrating health in climate plans can address health impacts, strengthen health systems, and promote co-benefits in sectors like transportation and energy. WHO also leads the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health to advance climate-resilient and sustainable health systems globally.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read full article here: https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/07-11-2024-who-demands-urgent-integration-of-health-in–climate-negotiations-ahead-of-cop29<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an end to reliance on fossil fuels ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29). WHO stresses the importance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[125,126,127,120],"class_list":["post-10707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-climate-change","tag-cop29","tag-health","tag-who"],"wpcf_dashboard":"\n
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