The Global Climate And Health Alliance

@gchalliance.bsky.social

Global coalition of #health organisations tackling #climatechange to protect and promote public health. We mobilise the global health community and accelerates climate action to improve health for all. #ClimateAction is #Health action.

H/T to Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who “has been among the few leaders to argue that the European Union’s green transition should be accelerated accordingly”—in response to the wildfires that are raging across the Eurozone and elsewhere around the world. @gchalliance.bsky.social

The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial

Editorial: At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised

theguardian.com

⚡ Our new report "Climate Change, Armed Conflict, and Global Public Health: A Reinforcing Cycle of Harm" is out. 👉 It presents current evidence on the relationship between climate change and armed conflict, and its implications for global public health. climateandhealthalliance.org/resources/re...

Report: Climate Change, Armed Conflict, and Global Public Health: A Reinforcing Cycle of Harm

This report presents the current evidence on the intersecting nature of climate change and armed conflict, and its implications for global public health.

climateandhealthalliance.org

Often the full death toll of weather extremes isn’t revealed until weeks, months, even years after the event occurs. As temperatures rise & weather extremes worsen, finding better ways to monitor & report climate-related illnesses and deaths will become increasingly urgent grist.org/health/why-t...

Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths

As temperatures rise and weather extremes worsen, finding better ways to monitor climate-related deaths becomes increasingly urgent.

grist.org

India: Extreme heat causes approximately 3,400 excess deaths nationally in one day. A five-day #heatwave is linked to nearly 30,000 extra deaths, according to the paper published in the Frontiers in Environmental Health journal last month. www.euronews.com/2026/06/10/h...

Extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths per day in India - study

Experts warn that official heatwave death figures are grossly underestimated.

euronews.com

⁉️"Why do tuberculosis and malaria inspire global action while millions of deaths from pollution and toxic chemicals are accepted as the cost of modern life?" 👉 A great article about "the preventable deaths we have learned to tolerate" blanphear.substack.com/p/the-blind-...

The Blind Spots in Modern Epidemiology

Why do tuberculosis and malaria inspire global action while millions of deaths from pollution and toxic chemicals are accepted as the cost of modern life?

blanphear.substack.com

Important new research shows climate policy “should move away from the traditional overemphasis on the economic dimension of climate mitigation strategies and consider a multidimensional perspective on quality of life”—including and perhaps especially health benefits. @gchalliance.bsky.social

The undervalued quality-of-life benefits of demand-side energy and climate strategies - Communications Sustainability

Demand-side strategies consistently rank higher across multiple quality of life dimensions than supply-side options according to a multi-country study combining energy system modelling with public per...

nature.com

We are delighted to welcome 10 new members to the GCHA community of over 250 organisations!  Our strength comes from the collective voice of our members, and we look forward to working together to advance stronger climate and health action. Please join us in welcoming our new members! With:

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