2020 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health

The 2020 report outlines the progress of the WHO-Civil Society Working Group, highlighting its role in advocating for a 'healthy recovery' from COVID-19 and placing health at the center of UNFCCC dialogues. Key achievements include a mobilization of over 40 million health professionals, the delivery of a health-focused webinar for students in Portugal, and the initiation of a literature review to update research gaps in climate and health. The group aims to further align health civil society efforts leading up to COP26 in Glasgow.

• The Working Group led a mobilization of over 350 health professionals' organizations, representing more than 40 million doctors and nurses, to advocate for a green and "healthy recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic. This effort called for economic recovery plans that prioritize health protection, clean air, clean water, and a stable climate, and was coordinated with the WHO's own Healthy Recovery manifesto.
• The Working Group collaborated with the UNFCCC virtual Race to Zero Dialogues to prioritize health and equity in climate action, specifically aiming to make COP26 the "Health COP" by aligning campaign aims with integrative health goals.
• A pilot webinar on climate change for health students was conducted in Portugal through a collaboration between the International Federation of Medical Students Association and the International Federation of Environmental Health, resulting in a consensus on the need to integrate climate change into health professional curricula.
• The group's research sub-committee is conducting a literature review of climate and health research from the last 10 years to update a 2009 research priorities paper, with a position paper on remaining and emerging research gaps scheduled for release in 2021.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (2020). 2020 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2020-WHO-NGO-WG-Report-to-DG.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. 2020 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health. 2020. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2020-WHO-NGO-WG-Report-to-DG.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalclimateandhealthalliance20202020, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{2020 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2020-WHO-NGO-WG-Report-to-DG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }