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

The 2020 report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health outlines the group's efforts to integrate health priorities into climate action and COVID-19 recovery. Key achievements include mobilizing health professionals for a 'healthy recovery' and coordinating with the UNFCCC Race to Zero Dialogues to prioritize health at COP26.

• The WHO-Civil Society Working Group (WG) was created in 2019 to facilitate collaboration between the WHO and health civil society. Its primary goals include increasing civil society mobilization for climate-health responses, utilizing strategic communications to center health in climate responses, advising the WHO on evidence-based policy guidance, and supporting the Global Climate and Health Summit and related conferences.
• In 2020, 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, coordinated with the WHO Manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19, resulted in over 550 media stories and supported advocacy in the EU, Australia, the UK, and Canada.
• The Working Group collaborated with the UNFCCC virtual Race to Zero Dialogues on November 9 to emphasize health and equity in climate action. This initiative aimed to make COP26 the "Health COP" by aligning the five COP26 Campaign aims with integrative health goals and coordinating with the UK COP26 Presidency.
• The Working Group implemented a pilot webinar in Portugal for health students, conducted by the International Federation of Environmental Health and the International Federation of Medical Students Association. The event highlighted the necessity of including climate change in health professional curricula, and a report on these findings is being prepared for the Portuguese government's science and higher education officials.
• The research sub-committee is updating a 2009 research priorities paper by conducting a literature review of climate and health research from the last 10 years. A position paper on remaining and emerging research gaps is scheduled for release in 2021 to guide future research priorities and funding.

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} }