The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing

The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing is a statement by the Global Climate and Health Alliance calling for health and medical organizations to prioritize the protection of human health within global and national policy responses to climate change.

• The declaration asserts that health is currently undervalued and overlooked by the media, business, and policymakers in the development of climate change responses, despite the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) identifying the protection of health and welfare as a central rationale for reducing emissions.
• Climate change impacts human health through direct channels, such as infectious diseases, food and water insecurity, and extreme weather events, as well as indirect channels including migration, economic instability, and as a driver of conflict. These risks are particularly acute for women, children, poorer populations, and those in developing nations.
• The document identifies several health co-benefits associated with climate action: shifting to low carbon energy systems can save millions of lives annually, reducing fossil fuel use improves air quality, and increasing access to public transport and active lifestyles improves health through reduced pollution and increased physical activity.
• The declaration outlines three primary demands for climate action: first, that health impacts and co-benefits be fully evaluated and costed in all climate decisions and corporate/national accounts; second, that investment in mitigation and adaptation be rapidly increased, specifically prioritizing the decarbonisation of energy supplies and the cessation of global fossil fuel subsidies; and third, that the health sector be included in designing climate strategies and that public awareness be increased through education programs.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Doha-Declaration-on-Climate-Health-and-Wellbeing.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Doha-Declaration-on-Climate-Health-and-Wellbeing.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalclimateandhealthalliancenddoha, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Doha-Declaration-on-Climate-Health-and-Wellbeing.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }