Petra Hongell
@petrajoel.bsky.social
Communications Manager at WHO-WMO Climate and Health Joint Office Moderator • Communicator • Idealist Talks about health, climate, equity. Views are my own. Let's connect!
Heat doesn't affect everyone equally. The most vulnerable - including outdoor workers, older adults, unhoused people, and those with chronic illness - often face danger well before 🌡️ reach official alert thresholds. Here's who is most at risk, and why heathealth.info/heat-and-hea... #ExtremeHeat
🔴OUT NOW: WMO #StateOfClimate in Asia 2025 Report Dangerous heat, devastating rainfall, flooding and severe drought affected millions of people across Asia. Explore the climate indicators, extreme events, impacts and risks that defined Asia's climate in 2025 👉 http://bit.ly/SOTCAsia2025pr
⚽ Regardless of which country you support, everyone should be on the same team when it comes to protecting people's health from extreme heat. 👇 #GHHIN #HHAP #BeatTheHeat #WHO
Global Heat Health Information Network@heathealth.info · 2mo agoAs the #WorldCup kicks off today, one question hovers: how hot is too hot? Here's how we can combine knowledge & coordination mechanisms to protect health in every sport. 👉https://heathealth.info/news/extreme-heat-a-new-red-card-for-sports/ @undrr.bsky.social @wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
While extreme heat is a growing public health emergency, its impacts are predictable and largely preventable. Water is a basic first defence against extreme #heat, argues Ollie Jay, @sydney.edu.au and @heathealth.info expert 👇 #WorldCup #FIFA www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
World Cup 2026: Heat experts warn 'reckless' Fifa of bottle ban health risk
Fans will not be allowed to take reusable water bottles into World Cup stadiums due to safety concerns, Fifa says in a late policy change.
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There’s been a lot of El Niño coverage in the media lately, and @wmo-global.bsky.social just raised the likelihood of it developing during summer and fall 2026. What should we expect? #GHHIN expert John Nairn explains 👇 heathealth.info/news/enso-jo...
What heat planners and health authorities (and you) need to know about El Niño | Global Heat Health Information Network
Increasing awareness and capacity to better manage and adapt to the health risks of dangerously hot weather in a changing climate.
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It's #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Did you know that bees can teach us a lot about climate, weather and water? Here are six buzzworthy facts.
WHO should declare the #climatecrisis a #PHEIC - a public health emergency of international concern, says Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health in its call to action launched ahead of #WorldHealthAssembly. #PECCH 👇 www.who.int/europe/news/...
Climate change is a health crisis – and fixing it is a health opportunity
Independent Commission of former heads of government, international bodies, ministers and civil society leaders delivers 17 recommendations for what WHO and countries should do next.
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If we don’t want the next 11 years to sound like a broken record, it’s time for #ClimateActionNow. #StateOfClimate
World Meteorological Organization@wmo-global.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe last 11 years have been the hottest years ever recorded. Earth’s energy imbalance has reached its highest than at any time in observed history, with heat reaching deeper into the ocean. This is the Global #StateOfClimate 2025. 📰 Press release: https://bit.ly/4ds4r2V #WorldMetDay
“The context is chaos.” UN chief António Guterres warns of a world “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” and growing disinformation, yet insists “we will not give up” on cooperation. news.un.org/en/story/202...
UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads
In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” – even as inter...
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After 1000 days of war, Sudan faces one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. People’s health needs are immense. WHO is supporting hospitals, treatment centers for severely malnourished children, vaccination campaigns, and more.
For pets and wildlife, #fireworks aren't a celebration - they're terrifying. Celebrate with compassion. Skip the fireworks. Happy New Year to all! 🌟
We're on! WHO/Europe hosts a special consultation of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH with cities, regions and their networks we gather local insights, priorities and practical experiences at the intersection of climate and health. Tune in👉 bit.ly/3XGpJB3 @who.int #Climate
This Friday, I'll ✔️make myself a great coffee ✔️finish that presentation I'm working on ✔️call my dad ✔️go home ✔️enjoy dinner with family ✔️read kids a book ✔️listen to music ✔️go to bed ✔️...and buy.absolutely.nothing. Ban #BlackFriday #BuyNothing #ClimateCrisis
‼️Nearly 1 in 3 survivors in Europe do not receive the health sector support they need - services for women and girls fall well below #WHO standards. New report “Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls" 👇 tinyurl.com/4pwn3aab #EndViolence #Health
Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls
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840 million women have faced partner or sexual violence in their lifetime 👉 lnkd.in/d-5UGtwH For decades, figures have remained unchanged. Instead of campaigns addressing violence against women, I want the campaigns to address violence committed by men. @who.int #VAW youtu.be/HDcqAgV_388?...
Gender-based violence is a public health crisis
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The Pan-European Commission on Climate & Health calls on leaders at #COP30: Put health at the ❤️ of climate action to: ✅Save lives & livelihoods ✅End fossil fuel dependence ✅Reduce heat-related deaths ✅Build climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems 👉https://rb.gy/lxr3rz #PECCH #ClimateAction
“After two years of brutal warfare, a fragile ceasefire offers some respite to an exhausted population — but the road to recovery in #Gaza will be long and difficult,” UNRWA Commissioner-General says in @theguardian.com. Read the full opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One of the perks of the #biking commute in #Copenhagen: the occasionally stunning views. Giant moon over the lakes this evening. And with a bike, you can just stop, take a moment, and admire the beauty of it all. 💙
The essential read ahead of #COP30 - the WMO #StateofClimate update 2025 - is out. Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q youtu.be/KIvz7IuN2JQ?...
WMO State of Climate Update for COP30
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WHOs European Programme of Work #EPW2 is now officially adopted at #RC75CPH — a roadmap for a healthier Europe, achieved together with 53 Member States and partners. 5 priorities. 2 cross-cutting initiatives. 1 shared vision. Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/3CYBM5F
We have kicked off #RC75CPH - the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe - which will determine health priorities for the region for the next five years. Tune in and follow the discussions live here 🎥 bit.ly/3J17zWV @who.int
75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
28–30 October 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark
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#Covid showed us that countries can act when they want to. Global emissions dropped by 2.4 BN tonnes in 2020, mostly from reduced travel. We've done it before, and we can do it again. Time to choose #climate and #health over convenience. wmo.int/news/media-c... @wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024
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Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 10mo agoRecord leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating - CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening @wmo-global.bsky.social #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good news for our younger children and adolescents and their life online - kudos to @eu2025dk.bsky.social! The #JutlandDeclaration calls for stronger online protections for minors, and advocates for #EU-wide legal requirements for effective and privacy-preserving age verification on social media.
Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025@eu2025dk.bsky.social · 10mo agoEU digital ministers have concluded two days of discussions on how to better protect minors online, where 27 European countries agreed on the ’The Jutland Declaration: Shaping a Safe Online World for Minors’. 👉 Read more here: danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/eu-m...
🚨 Earth’s climate and nature are already passing tipping points as global warming approaches 1.5°C ✅ But this report identifies how positive tipping points can drive decarbonisation at scale 💚To protect our health and that of the planet, we need decisive #ClimatAction now. #GTPR2025 #TippingPoints
Julius Garbe@juliusgarbe.github.io · 10mo ago📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors. ➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org #GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
📢NEW REPORT📢 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report #depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts. Read the full #MeNDsurvey report on the #MentalHealth of doctors and nurses here👇 iris.who.int/items/7324bf... @cibersam.bsky.social @efnnma.bsky.social @who.int #WMHD
Today is World Mental Health Day! #WHO/Europe has launched the largest ever survey of the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses in the EU27, + Iceland & Norway. 🔴 Watch LIVE as we kick off at 09:00 CEST with the report launch and its key findings 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nmCb3U
We're on - join us! 🌍3ʳᵈ hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH 🌍 Meet today’s expert speakers! 🔗 For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nEsj5k #ClimateAction #Health #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH @who.int
