Global Climate and Health Alliance
The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA), is an organisation, whose members are health professionals and institutes from around the world, with the purpose of tackling climate change to protect and promote public health. It was formed in 2011 in Durban and by 2015 had admitted over 1,700 health organisations and 8,200 hospitals and health facilities as members, and gathered 13 million signatures from its members in a collective agreement on the need to address global warming.[1][2][3][4]
| Abbreviation | GCHA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2011 |
| Founded at | Durban |
| Website | Official website |
References
- Atkinson, Sue; Maugham, Graeme; Stott, Robin (2014). "21. Case study: Climate and Health Council". In Griffiths, Siân M.; Yeoh, Eng Kiong; Tang, Jing Ling (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Global Public Health in Asia. Routledge. pp. 299–309. ISBN 978-0-415-64382-5.
- Al-Delaimy, Wael; Ramanathan, Veerabhadran; Sorondo, Marcelo Sánchez (2019-01-01). Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility: Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-31125-4.
- "Global Climate and Health Summit at COP25". www.who.int. World Health Organization. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Lewis, Barbara (5 December 2015). "Lives depend on climate deal as islands bear brunt of health impact". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
- "2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change". www.who.int. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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