Climate Change and Health
Climate change is a critical challenge which disproportionately affects the health of vulnerable populations.
Read our position paperWe envision a future in which clean air, safe water and a stable climate are recognized as foundations of health for everyone.
New research is urgently needed to further our understanding of the way our climate affects our health. We all live on the same planet. Improving the health of our climate requires a global response, and that response will only work if all nations play by the same rules.
Declining air quality poses a real threat to our health. Clean energy is a promising solution which requires a coordinated effort.
Leaving Home
The health crisis driving Ethiopia’s climate refugees.
Crops are failing. Livestock are dying. Water is becoming more scarce. For many, the only way to survive is to leave.
Start the storyThe problem in numbers
- 1.09 trillionDollars of productivity losses in 2024 due to heatwaves
- 90%Of the world’s population breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution
- 7 millionDeaths per year caused by air pollution
Chart: Our World in Data, CC BY.
The climate crisis is a lived reality in the Pacific, already undermining health systems, deepening inequities, and threatening lives.”
Climate Change and Indoor Health: Rising Humidity, Microbial Growth & Hidden Risks in Homes
Latest publications
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Position PaperProtecting Health in a Changing Climate
Climate change represents the greatest health threat of the 21st century, with far-reaching implications for human health across Europe and globally.
Global Health Center · September 2025 -
Review ArticleHealth Consequences of Ecological Grief and Eco-Anxiety in the Global South: A Review
The climate crisis is not only an ecological and economic emergency but a psychological one, generating escalating distress among populations who bear the greatest burden of environmental loss.
Elreacy Dock · Capstone University -
EditorialClimate Change, Occupational Health, and AI-Enabled Resilience: Shaping the Future of Workforce Protection in the 21st Century
Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an active occupational health emergency that is silently eroding workforce productivity and health across the globe.
Ismail Nabeel & William Brett Perkison · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai -
EditorialActing on the Climate Crisis: Toward Health System Resilience in the Pacific
Pacific Island Countries and Territories are experiencing intensifying health threats due to climate change, including the rising incidence of vector- and waterborne diseases, worsening non-communicable disease and increasing mental health stress.
Kelera Oli, Berlin Kafoa & Si Thu Win Tin · The Pacific Community (SPC) -
Review ArticleRecovery and Resilience from Climate-Related Health Disasters in Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, facing frequent and increasingly intense disasters such as cyclones, floods, and cholera outbreaks.
Patrick T. Panos & Angelea Panos · University of Utah
