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The WHO-Civil Society Working Group on Climate and Health Action calls for the mandatory integration of climate and health education into all health professional training to prepare the workforce for increasing environmental health risks. The letter highlights a global lack of institutional support and student-led initiatives as current drivers of such education. It proposes four key actions: incorporating core competencies into curricula, supporting multi-sectoral collaboration, increasing funding for research and education, and sharing resources. The document also lists existing educational examples, including specialized courses for the Caribbean and Latin America, and a 'core competencies' framework developed by the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education.

The document details the specific health impacts of fossil fuel exposure throughout the human lifespan, highlighting risks such as fetal development issues, childhood cognitive and respiratory damage, adolescent hormonal disruption, occupational hazards in adulthood, and increased chronic disease in the elderly.

The document argues that climate change severely impacts the physical and mental health of populations in Latin America and the Caribbean, exacerbating existing socioeconomic and structural inequalities. It identifies critical gaps in health system resilience, a lack of climate-health integration in professional education, and insufficient financing, noting that only 11.6% of Green Climate Fund projects in the region explicitly include health benefits. To address these, the Common Position advocates for the full application of climate justice principles, the strengthening of primary healthcare, and the inclusion of health indicators in the Global Adaptation Goal at COP30 and the Belém Health Action Plan.

The document outlines how breathing or ingesting chemicals in coal ash can damage every major organ in the human body. It provides a detailed breakdown of how specific substances—including heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and mercury, as well as PM2.5 particles—contribute to cancers, reproductive issues, and neurological damage.

The document argues that coal ash poses severe health and environmental risks, including cancer and water contamination, and asserts that only federally enforceable safeguards under RCRA Subtitle C can provide adequate protection. It highlights the failure of the Subtitle D approach and cites a 2008 disaster in Tennessee as evidence of the need for stricter regulations.

The Hearing Examiner denied a consolidated appeal by the South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and 350 Tacoma, ruling that the City of Tacoma did not commit clear error in its environmental review of a proposed 2.5 million square foot industrial development. The decision affirms that the project's impacts on transportation, air quality, noise, and water were sufficiently analyzed and mitigated under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and local codes.

The report details how coal ash, the second-largest industrial waste stream in the U.S., contains toxic heavy metals that leach into groundwater and surface water or become airborne as fugitive dust. It highlights the inadequacy of current state-level regulations and the failure of unlined disposal ponds, citing numerous 'damage cases' where communities have suffered from contaminated drinking water and ecological collapse. The authors advocate for a transition away from wet storage and unencapsulated reuse, calling for federal standards to protect susceptible populations, particularly children and low-income communities.

The document outlines the creation of the PladCAS platform in Argentina to address the fragmentation of climate, environment, and health (CAS) data. By applying FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and a transdisciplinary approach involving government, academia, and civil society, the project mapped 84 data sources and co-constructed 173 indicators. The goal is to improve evidence-based decision-making and the visibility of vulnerable populations to better address climate change impacts on health.

The document examines the critical state of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting threats such as 'empty forest syndrome,' gold mining in the Amazon, and the impact of global commodity trade. It emphasizes the vital role of ecosystem services—such as water regulation in Andean páramos and soil health for agriculture—and argues for a shift from an extractivist logic to an inclusive conservation model that integrates indigenous knowledge and territorial rights. The text also explores the nexus between biodiversity and human health, the potential of a sustainable blue economy, and the risks associated with the 'green extractivism' of lithium mining for the energy transition.

The IDP Roadmap describes the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as a five-year municipal planning tool designed to ensure sustainable service delivery, social and economic development, and a safe and healthy environment. The process consists of six phases: Pre-Planning (July–August), Needs Analysis (Sept–Nov), Strategy Development (Dec–Jan), Project Identification & Prioritisation (Feb–Mar), Integration (Mar–Apr), and Approval (Apr–May), followed by an annual review. It requires coordinated participation from municipal officials, council, councillors, communities, the private sector, and provincial and national government.

The report investigates the intersection of poverty and environmental degradation in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana. It finds that low-income households suffer from severe deficiencies in water access, sanitation, and waste management, which correlate strongly with high prevalences of childhood diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections. The study highlights that while the city has some advanced infrastructure, extreme crowding and unreliable supply systems negate these advantages for the poor. It concludes that an integrated environmental-health strategy, leveraging both government action and local community organisations, is necessary to improve urban welfare.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) maintains a comprehensive environmental policy and minimal direct corporate links to fossil fuels, but lacks an ethical investment policy and transparency regarding its £8.4 million investment portfolio. Consequently, the study concludes that investments in fossil fuel and arms corporations are likely despite the organization's public commitment to sustainability.

This briefing note from the Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs provides recommendations for integrating human health protections into the development of a global instrument to end plastic pollution, specifically referencing the draft text in NP3.

The document outlines a framework for operationalizing human health protection in a future global plastics treaty. It proposes four complementary sets of provisions: addressing health impacts across the plastic life cycle, improving information availability, supporting effective implementation, and enabling progressive treaty development based on evolving science. It specifically advocates for a dedicated article on human health to foster international cooperation and protect vulnerable populations, such as informal waste workers and fence-line communities, from the neurotoxic, carcinogenic, and endocrine-disrupting effects of plastic chemicals and pollution.

The position paper criticizes the Indonesian government's decision to deactivate the BPJS health insurance status of approximately 11–13.5 million PBI (Contribution Assistance Recipients) members starting February 1, 2026. The author contends that this policy, justified as data updating, is a systemic violation of constitutional health rights and a failure of governance. The document highlights a contradiction where the state expands high-risk industries (like coal and nickel) that increase health burdens while simultaneously cutting health safety nets. It further argues that the government prioritizes 'political image' and 'lighthouse programs'—such as energy transition and global peace contributions—over the basic health needs of the poor, as evidenced by budget allocations that far exceed the PBI health budget. The paper concludes with recommendations for a moratorium on deactivations, financing reform, and industrial accountability for health impacts.