Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of people around the globe, because it is responsible for the increasing extreme weather events such as extreme heat, floods and forest fires. The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change hosted the climate change conference's first-ever Health Day in Dubai on Dec 3, 2023, with more than 40 million health professionals joining the WHO's call for prioritizing people's health amid worsening climate change. In order to meet the challenges created by climate change, especially to safeguard people's health by, among other things, preventing health risks, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other departments jointly issued the "National Action Plan for Health Adaptation to Climate Change " in accordance with the requirements of the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035.

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Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of people around the globe, because it is responsible for the increasing extreme weather events such as extreme heat, floods and forest fires. According to a …

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is
4 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is

LA Times  

To the editor: Climate change is the biggest threat facing us? Soon, that list may include the leaders of North Korea and Iran — and who knows how many others as the nuclear genie multiplies throughout the world? It is long past time for thought leaders to wake up to the world’s most urgent threat and get a real conversation …

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation
4 weeks, 1 day ago

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-24 21:11 A view during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Amidst rising political tensions, strong bilateral cooperation between the UK and China can provide the international leadership needed to accelerate progress on climate change this decade. Following this meeting, and to support both multilateral …

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan
1 month ago

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Welcome to an exclusive Ask Me Anything session with me, Stuti Mishra, The Independent’s Asia …

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap
1 month, 1 week ago

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Editor's Note: The following are excerpts of speeches and interviews by Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change, before and during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on …

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge

Live Mint  

To subscribe to this fortnightly newsletter and get it in your inbox, Dear reader, Welcome to the first issue of Mint’s newsletter on the climate crisis: Climate Change And You. He writes that unless countries act now, global GDP may decline by 10% due to climate impacts, and India may lose 5.8% of working hours and 34 million jobs due …

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters
1 month, 1 week ago

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters

Deccan Chronicle  

Azerbaijan: The 29th UN climate conference began with world leaders discussing the devastating effects of climate change and calling for urgent global action. Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis spoke on behalf of vulnerable island nations facing mounting debt from climate-related catastrophes, such as Hurricanes Dorian and Matthew, despite contributing minimally to global emissions. COP29 marks a critical point in …

Climate change a chronic threat to public health
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change a chronic threat to public health

China Daily  

That climate change is becoming an increasingly bigger challenge for humankind was evident, more clearly than ever, in 2023 when average global temperatures rose 1.45 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, making it the warmest year since records began in 1850. The 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change says climate change poses one of the greatest …

Act on climate at home despite global ennui
1 month, 1 week ago

Act on climate at home despite global ennui

New Indian Express  

The longest shadow cast on the COP29 climate conference going on in Baku is the re-election of Donald Trump. The president-elect has already picked Vivek Ramaswamy, who has criticised big companies for basing business strategy around climate change concerns, to co-head a new department of government efficiency. That is the main agenda at COP29—to push for a new global climate …

World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions
1 month, 1 week ago

World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. As global leaders convene for the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, an NGO has warned of increasing climate-driven disasters that are disproportionately affecting Africa. In a statement published on Monday, the IRC said …

Climate change a chronic threat to public health
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change a chronic threat to public health

China Daily  

That climate change is becoming an increasingly bigger challenge for humankind was evident, more clearly than ever, in 2023 when average global temperatures rose 1.45 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, making it the warmest year since records began in 1850. The 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change says climate change poses one of the greatest …

Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on

Firstpost  

As COP29 unfolds amid another record-breaking year of high global temperatures, new research highlights accelerating climate impacts – from breached warming thresholds to intensified wildfires, and potential disruption of ocean currents Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. AFP This year’s U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained

Live Mint  

The 29th annual United Nations climate summit, COP29, started in Azerbaijan this week. The enhanced financial support would help developing countries strengthen their national climate plans, which, too, are due for an update in 2025. COP29 stakes The NCQG would also support climate adaptation—the component of climate action aimed at helping countries adjust to existing climate impacts. "The election result …

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
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1 month, 1 week ago

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

India Today  

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, pointing at the swift acceleration of climate change within a single generation. From January to September 2024, global mean surface air temperatures were 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, a significant increase …

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations

India Today  

As world leaders gather for COP29 in Baku, a new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations. The study also highlights the need for better data on loss and damage, with 65% of reported climate events lacking economic damage data, particularly in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing …

COP29: How return of Donald Trump as US president could impact climate talks in Baku
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: How return of Donald Trump as US president could impact climate talks in Baku

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s re-election comes as the world is on track to set yet another record hot year, and has been lurching from one disaster to the other – droughts, hurricanes, floods and wildfires. “By stepping back from climate commitments, Trump’s actions threaten to unravel trust in a global system already strained by the indifference and inaction of wealthy nations.” “Baku …

Five things to look for at the Cop29 climate summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Five things to look for at the Cop29 climate summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations’ Cop29 climate summit kicks off in Azerbaijan’s capital city on Monday. Department …

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?

Al Jazeera  

The UN climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’. An NDC is a country’s national climate action plan that sets out its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals set in the Paris Agreement. An advocacy group also secretly recorded Elnur Soltanov, Azerbaijan’s deputy energy …

Extreme weather poses threat to people's health
1 month, 1 week ago

Extreme weather poses threat to people's health

China Daily  

Climate change is emerging as one of the most severe threats to humanity, with intensifying global warming leading to more frequent and extreme weather events, causing water and food scarcities, disrupting the natural and social systems that underpin human health, exacerbating inequality, and hindering economic growth. The impacts of climate change on human health are complex and diverse, which can …

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?
1 month, 1 week ago

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?

Al Jazeera  

Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference. Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s United Nations COP29 conference with delegates tackling ways to curb global warming. Developing nations need lots of it – up to a trillion dollars – to help reduce the impact of natural disasters, made worse by climate change. But some are questioning if the re-election in the …

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?

India Today  

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. Country representatives meet year round to build support for new climate action proposals ahead of the COP, where they can be agreed by consensus of all countries. While each summit is meant to advance global …

Extreme weather poses threat to people's health
1 month, 1 week ago

Extreme weather poses threat to people's health

China Daily  

Climate change is emerging as one of the most severe threats to humanity, with intensifying global warming leading to more frequent and extreme weather events, causing water and food scarcities, disrupting the natural and social systems that underpin human health, exacerbating inequality, and hindering economic growth. The impacts of climate change on human health are complex and diverse, which can …

Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn. "Climate change is making us sick, and urgent action is a matter of life and death," the World Health Organization warned this week. Extreme heat The EU's …

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns

Al Jazeera  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The report also finds that the world faces as much as 3.1C (5.6F) of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming …

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates, which hosted list year’s climate conference COP28, will release updated commitments to reduce emissions ahead of this year’s UN-led meeting in Azerbaijan in November, a top official said, announcing that the reductions will cover “all greenhouse gases” and “every sector of the economy, including economy”. Al Jaber urged them to submit “transformational NDCs backed …

World Environmental Health Day 2024: Theme, History, Wishes, Quotes and Impact of Environmental Risks on Human Lives
2 months, 3 weeks ago

World Environmental Health Day 2024: Theme, History, Wishes, Quotes and Impact of Environmental Risks on Human Lives

News 18  

World Environmental Health Day 2024 is marked on September 26 every year. World Environmental Health Day Quotes “We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.” – Margaret Mead “What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” – Henry David Thoreau “To keep the body in good health is …

Diseases linked to climate change to be monitored
3 months ago

Diseases linked to climate change to be monitored

China Daily  

China plans to improve early warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases and strengthen the medical system's resilience and emergency response ability to extreme climate events as part of efforts to tackle climate change, which an action plan released on Tuesday dubbed the most complicated public health problem. By next year, China will strengthen construction of a monitoring system for diseases that …

Partnerships seen as key to combat climate woes
3 months, 1 week ago

Partnerships seen as key to combat climate woes

China Daily  

The image of Fuyan, mascot of China International Fair for Trade in Services, is pictured at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 11, 2024. Further efforts are needed to fortify international partnerships in meteorology amid global climate change, as extreme weather events become more frequent and their effects on health turn increasingly evident, officials and …

Partnerships seen as key to combat climate woes
3 months, 1 week ago

Partnerships seen as key to combat climate woes

China Daily  

The image of Fuyan, mascot of China International Fair for Trade in Services, is pictured at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 11, 2024. Further efforts are needed to fortify international partnerships in meteorology amid global climate change, as extreme weather events become more frequent and their effects on health turn increasingly evident, officials and …

US advisor talks climate policy with China's environment minister
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US advisor talks climate policy with China's environment minister

China Daily  

A drone photo shows wetlands in Sanjiangyuan area, Northwest China's Qinghai province, July 23, 2024. China is willing to further enhance dialogue and communication with the United States and deepen practical cooperation, as they work together with other parties to advance multilateral climate efforts and support the successful convening of the upcoming COP29 United Nations climate change conference. Huang Runqiu, …

UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world’s workers
8 months ago

UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world’s workers

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. labor organization warned Monday that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. In a new report, the International Labor Organization suggested ways that governments can improve their legislation and help cope with the rising effects of climate change on …

Climate change an alarming health threat
9 months ago

Climate change an alarming health threat

China Daily  

The file photo shows a wind power plant in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province. Then there are the medium- and longer-term sequelae: More heatwaves contribute to more cardiovascular disease; air pollution drives lung cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chemicals such as lead cause intellectual disability, cardiovascular and kidney disease; Certain pesticides are associated with higher rates of suicide …

Climate change an alarming health threat
9 months ago

Climate change an alarming health threat

China Daily  

The file photo shows a wind power plant in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province. Then there are the medium- and longer-term sequelae: More heatwaves contribute to more cardiovascular disease; air pollution drives lung cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chemicals such as lead cause intellectual disability, cardiovascular and kidney disease; Certain pesticides are associated with higher rates of suicide …

Doctors must be treated as a source for climate and health discipline
11 months, 1 week ago

Doctors must be treated as a source for climate and health discipline

Hindustan Times  

When the earth has been diagnosed with this toxic rising fever---global warming--can humanity really remain healthy? Probably for the first time in the history of medicine, already overburdened medical students—from Harvard Medical School to Stanford Medical School Association to the South Indian Medical Students Association---are demanding that they be taught more and better about how the climate crisis is affecting …

COP28: Impact of the climate crisis on public health
11 months, 3 weeks ago

COP28: Impact of the climate crisis on public health

Hindustan Times  

The coming together of global health and climate action at COP28 marked a watershed moment in the ongoing battle against climate crisis's profound impacts on public health. A profound metamorphosis in governance and policy-making surfaces as health ministers converge within the UN climate conference, marking a watershed moment in the approach towards combating climate-induced health challenges. These concerted efforts exemplify …

Unpacking the first ever COP ‘Health Day’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Unpacking the first ever COP ‘Health Day’

The Hindu  

The 28th UN Climate Change Conference, hosted by the United Arab Emirates at Dubai, was held in a year when the planet is facing unprecedented challenges. That is why the World Health Organization declared “Climate change as the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century”. A good global response On December 3, the inaugural Health Day at COP28 …

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains
1 year ago

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

Hindustan Times  

As the climate crisis talks underway in Dubai under the 28th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC enter the second week of negotiations, all eyes are set on the ministers who have arrived to make national statements. Usually, the climate crisis negotiations do not make much headway in the first week as this period is spent mostly on developing options …

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end
1 year ago

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end

Firstpost  

The draft text expresses concern over the gap between the money needed for adaptation and how much countries are getting, but it doesn’t say exactly how much money is needed for the world to adapt to climate change Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as …

COP28 Summit and India | Is climate fatigue setting in?
1 year ago

COP28 Summit and India | Is climate fatigue setting in?

The Hindu  

We are half way through the CoP28 being held in Dubai – with half a million registrations, 77,000 delegates, 189 countries– that will end next week. In his speech at the inaugural session with leaders PM Modi made several points: India has 17 percent of the world’s population, is the most populous country but its share in global carbon emissions …

Health Matters | Pursuing a healthy climate agenda
1 year ago

Health Matters | Pursuing a healthy climate agenda

The Hindu  

December 06, 2023 10:04 am | Updated December 07, 2023 10:00 am IST Something really significant for health care happened at the biggest climate conference this weekend. The Declaration read thus: “We, on the occasion of the first Health Day at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, express our grave concern about the negative impacts of climate change on health. …

COP28: health is finally on the agenda – but there’s more to do as we face continued climate extremes
1 year ago

COP28: health is finally on the agenda – but there’s more to do as we face continued climate extremes

The Hindu  

As global leaders gather in Dubai for COP28, health has finally landed firmly on the climate change agenda, with the first “health day” at the annual UN climate summit taking place on December 3. Now, this inaugural health day at COP has sought to raise the profile of the health impacts of climate change, and to mobilise finances for effective …

India refrains from signing COP28 Health and Climate Declaration
1 year ago

India refrains from signing COP28 Health and Climate Declaration

India Today  

India on Sunday refrained from signing the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health, with sources pointing out that curbing greenhouse gas use for cooling in the health sector, which is one of the points in the document, may not be practical or achievable within the country's healthcare infrastructure in the short term. The declaration, aimed at addressing the critical intersection …

Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. Here's why that's a big deal
1 year ago

Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. Here's why that's a big deal

NPR  

Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. The negotiating documents that came from the first international climate agreement in 1992, recognized that climate change would have an "adverse effect" on human health. "This is the first true opportunity to bring the health voice to the climate community," says Estelle Willie, director of health policy at the Rockefeller Foundation, …

Takeaways from Friday’s events at UN climate conference known as COP28
1 year ago

Takeaways from Friday’s events at UN climate conference known as COP28

Associated Press  

Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference, known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planet’s climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Some takeaways from Friday’s …

At COP28, a new pathway for climate action
1 year ago

At COP28, a new pathway for climate action

Hindustan Times  

There was no shortage of rhetorical fireworks as a diverse group of over 100 delegates from 61 countries met in Abu Dhabi on a pleasant Diwali morning on November 12 to press the Global South's demands on climate change. The Abu Dhabi conference focused on four key themes around climate action that have resonated during the course of the year …

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention
1 year ago

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly two weeks long and in their 28th iteration in Dubai. The Paris agreement established a defining …

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention
1 year ago

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention

LA Times  

People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. These are plans by individual countries to reduce their use of oil, gas and coal, which produce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and lay out how they plan to adapt to impacts of extreme weather events. The Paris agreement established a defining goal that has guided climate discussions ever …

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