Oct 29, 2025 · The evidence is clear that climate change is already having a serious impact on human lives and health. It threatens the essential ingredients of good health - clean air, safe drinking water, …

Oct 12, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on climate change and health: provides key facts, patterns of infection, measuring health effects and WHO response.

Climate change has made a significant impact to health. It is estimated that between 2030 to 2050, climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths annually. High temperatures raise the levels …

Oct 20, 2025 · With Asia and the Pacific on the front lines of the climate crisis, WHO unveils an ambitious blueprint for action on climate and health With one third of humanity in the world’s most …

Mar 20, 2023 · Here are the main findings of the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 – and what needs to happen to limit global warming to below 1.5°C.

Nov 10, 2025 · With many of the impacts of climate change now baked in, adaptation finance must be high on the agenda at COP30. Agreeing how to assess progress on adaptation is a start – but …

Oct 29, 2025 · The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), finds that 12 of 20 key indicators tracking …

Sep 17, 2025 · Plastic pollution is a fast-rising climate threat as much as an environmental one. Cutting it could deliver major emissions, economic and health benefits.

Unit Head, Climate change and health Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum is the Head of the climate change and health unit at WHO Headquarters. He has worked on the issue for over 20 years, playing key …

Jan 11, 2024 · In its annual Global Risk Report, the World Economic Forum named 3 key climate risks as top global challenges: urgent action is needed to combat them. Extreme weather events, critical …