COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis

Health has made it to the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion because climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health every single day. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1144292
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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis
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Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28

Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28

02 Dec 2023

Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative impacts of climate change on health. 

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COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres

COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres

03 Dec 2023

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis.

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Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

08 Dec 2023

Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their futures. They demanded that government policymakers put the needs of the world’s nearly 2 billion children first – their voices and ideas can help rescue the planet.