2024 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health

The 2024 report from the WHO-Civil Society Working Group highlights the adoption of a new WHA77 resolution on climate change and health, the creation of a COP Task Force for COP30, and the coordination of policy recommendations endorsed by over 100 organizations. While celebrating these collaborations, the report criticizes COP29 for failing to provide sufficient concessional funding for developing countries and failing to commit to a fossil fuel phase-out.

• The WHO-Civil Society Working Group (WG), co-convened by the WHO and the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA), supported the adoption of a new World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution on climate change and health at WHA77, which was co-sponsored by 37 Member States. This resolution updated previous efforts, as the prior climate resolution dated back to 2008.
• In 2024, the Working Group achieved several coordination and advisory milestones, including providing early input for the WHO's COP29 Special Report on Climate Change and Health and contributing to the Global Plan of Action for the implementation of the WHA climate resolution.
• The Working Group coordinated GCHA-led COP29 Policy Recommendations, which were endorsed by more than 100 health and climate organizations. These recommendations were aligned with the WHO COP29 Special Report to provide tailored inputs for COP negotiating streams regarding health protections.
• To expand its influence and partnership base, the Working Group established a COP Task Force in 2024. This task force includes WG members, additional civil society organizations, and academic and funding partners to plan activities for COP30 in 2025 and beyond.
• The report identifies significant failures at COP29, specifically the lack of committed concessional funding for developing countries to address climate impacts on health systems and energy access, as well as a failure to secure concrete commitments for the equitable phase-out of fossil fuels.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (2025). 2024 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-WHO-CS-WG-Report-to-DG.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. 2024 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health. 2025. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-WHO-CS-WG-Report-to-DG.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalclimateandhealthalliance20252024, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{2024 Report on the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-WHO-CS-WG-Report-to-DG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }