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A statement issued by the Global Climate and Health Alliance on December 4, 2011, during the UNFCCC's 17th Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa. The document calls upon public health organizations, professionals, and ministries to take concerted action to protect public health from the threats of climate change.

This guide by the Global Climate and Health Alliance details the intersection of the climate crisis and public health, emphasizing the vulnerabilities of children and marginalized groups. It advocates for the integration of health priorities into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and outlines how mitigation and adaptation strategies in energy, transport, agriculture, and urban planning can yield significant health and economic benefits.

The Healthy NDC Scorecard is a visual tool designed to evaluate whether national climate commitments (NDCs) are sufficient to protect human health, measuring them against the Paris Agreement and science-aligned targets.

This briefing from the Global Climate and Health Alliance argues for the scaling and integration of climate adaptation and health financing. It highlights a significant funding gap, the inefficiency of siloed governance, and the potential for cross-sectoral adaptation to protect public health and health systems.

A fact sheet from the Global Climate and Health Alliance introducing a global report on the systemic and multidimensional health impacts of fossil fuel pollution across the human lifespan and the fossil fuel life cycle.

This executive summary from the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) details the comprehensive health impacts of the fossil fuel lifecycle—from extraction to disposal—and advocates for a rapid, just transition to renewable energy to protect global public health and environmental stability.

This executive summary from the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) details the comprehensive health and social burdens associated with the entire lifecycle of fossil fuels—from extraction to disposal. It argues that the health impacts are systemic, persistent, and disproportionately affect marginalized communities, necessitating a rapid and just transition to clean, renewable energy to prevent millions of premature deaths and mitigate the climate crisis.

This executive summary by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) details the comprehensive health and environmental impacts of fossil fuels throughout their entire life cycle—from extraction to disposal. It argues that the current dependence on fossil fuels creates a 'triple crisis' of environmental devastation, widespread human health damage, and instability in health systems, necessitating an urgent and just transition to clean energy.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance reports that fossil fuels cause systemic health damage across all life stages, from prenatal development to old age, through every phase of their life cycle (extraction, refining, transport, combustion, and waste). These impacts disproportionately affect marginalized communities in "sacrifice zones." The document highlights that global fossil fuel subsidies reached 7 trillion USD in 2022 and argues that a just transition to clean energy could save over 2 million lives annually and recover 4 trillion USD in public revenue. Key policy recommendations include halting new exploration, applying the "polluter pays" principle, and redirecting subsidies toward public health and renewables.

This fact sheet from the Global Climate and Health Alliance details the systemic health damages caused by fossil fuels across the human body, different life stages, and the entire industrial lifecycle from extraction to waste.

A statement from the Global Climate and Health Alliance addressed to the COP28 President, urging the accelerated, just, and equitable phase-out of fossil fuels to protect global health and achieve the 1.5 °C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.

This fact sheet from the Global Climate and Health Alliance examines the relationship between climate change and food safety, highlighting how temperature and rainfall changes increase the risk of food- and water-borne diseases, harmful algal blooms, and malnutrition.

This briefing by the Global Climate and Health Alliance outlines the synergies between combating climate change and preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It argues that interventions in energy, transport, and food systems can provide 'co-benefit' solutions that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and NCD risk factors such as air pollution, physical inactivity, and poor diet.

This policy brief by the Global Climate and Health Alliance explores the intersection between climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), arguing that interventions to mitigate climate change offer significant 'co-benefits' for public health. The document advocates for multisectoral government action and a whole-of-society approach to integrate health priorities into climate plans and vice versa, focusing on energy, transport, and food systems.

This report by CREA, for the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GHCA), analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 national lockdown on air pollution levels in Bengaluru. Using a network of 26 localized monitors, satellite data, and Google mobility data, the study finds a significant reduction in PM2.5 and NO2 levels, primarily attributed to the sharp decline in motorized transportation and industrial activities.

This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions regarding the 'Cradle to Grave' report, which offers a global overview of the health and societal harms associated with the entire lifecycle of fossil fuels and their impact across the human lifespan.

An open letter from the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate Change and Health urging health professional educational institutions to integrate climate change and environmental degradation into their curricula to prepare the workforce for future health risks.

This appendix provides a list of example courses, fellowship programs, and educational frameworks designed to integrate climate change and health into professional training, alongside a directory of useful resources.

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 'Common Position of Latin America and the Caribbean on Climate Change and Health' is a report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance and various regional signatories. It outlines the specific vulnerabilities of the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region to the climate crisis, emphasizing the intersection of environmental degradation, extreme poverty, and health inequities. The document proposes a framework of six key pillars—protecting health, mitigation with health benefits, climate justice, adaptation, leadership/governance, and financing—to guide regional governments and the international community toward a health-centered climate response, particularly in preparation for COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil.