WHO Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health

PROJECT DETAILS

CLIENT

WHO Europe (Copenhagen Office)

REGION

North America

YEAR

2025–2026

SERVICE AREAS

National Policy

Case Study.pdf

Situation

Climate change poses a major threat to human health worldwide, driven by interrelated phenomena including severe weather events, wildfires, air pollution, rising antimicrobial resistance, and the spread of infectious diseases. Healthcare systems must prepare for compounding climate-health risks while also transitioning to more sustainable models of care delivery.

Challenge

Healthcare systems must prepare for these compounding climate-health risks while also transitioning to more sustainable models of care delivery. Raising political profile and coordinating action across governments and healthcare systems at a Pan-European level.

Action

Commission membership

Supporting an independent WHO/Europe advisory body to raise the political profile and support for action on health impacts of climate change.

Framework development

Contribution to a proposed framework addressing interconnected health risks, policy and governance gaps, and strategies for accelerated climate-health action.

Recommendations development

Contributing to recommendations covering health security, health system transformation, local action and economic reform.

Stakeholder engagement

Engaging with WHO, governments and healthcare leaders across the Pan-European region.

The engagement created a durable operating blueprint with measurable progress, stakeholder alignment, and implementation momentum.

Commission delivered recommendations to WHO, governments and healthcare leaders to treat climate change as a growing threat to health security.

Recommendations delivered covering health security, health system transformation, local action and economic reform.

Framework established addressing interconnected health risks and policy gaps.

Raised political profile of climate-health action across Pan-European region.

Published via WHO Europe — see who.int/europe/groups/pan-european-commission-on-climate-and-health.

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