Last week the international health community took an important step in addressing the greatest health crisis of our time: climate change. Yet without addressing the threat of fossil fuels, efforts to curb the impact of climate change on global health risk failing.
At the recently concluded World Health Assembly, 194 countries unanimously passed a resolution on climate change and health, calling on national governments to commit to the urgent changes needed to address the impacts of pollution and climate change on health.
The resolution, which was led by Peru and the Netherlands, and co-sponsored by the U.K., Kenya, Fiji, and Barbados followed by many others, calls on countries to strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization’s strategy on health, environment, and climate change.
About the author
Dr. Jeni Miller
Dr. Jeni Miller is the executive director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance, where she coordinates the joint efforts of national, regional, and international health organizations addressing climate change. The alliance works to minimize the health impacts of climate change and to maximize the health benefits of climate solutions through leadership, advocacy, policy, research, and engagement.
