Human activity has caused a monumental shift in the earth's weather patterns and atmospheric conditions, making climate change the most critical existential threat to human and planetary well-being.
The complex interplay between climate change and health outcomes could worsen the health of vulnerable people, including women and those living with cardiovascular-renal-metabolic disorders.
To effectively address this climate emergency, healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, public health experts and others need to come together to find actionable adaptation pathways to manage the repercussions of the climate crisis.
Learn how we can adapt to the climate crisis by reading expert blogs and exploring our research which looks towards an optimised vision in 2030.
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Beating the heat: Protecting kidney health in a warming world
A report examining how rising temperatures and extreme heat affect kidney health, who is most at risk, and the actions needed to reduce the burden.
Climate adaptation for improved cardiovascular-renal-metabolic health
Vision 2030: A guide for health systems on improving cardiovascular-renal-metabolic health amid climate adaptation.
Climate adaptation for improvements in women’s health
Vision 2030: A guide for health systems on improving women's health amid climate adaptation.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Outdoor Workers in Latin America
Climate change is leading to a rise in global temperatures and an impact on outdoor workers’ kidney health. Dr Magdalena Madero, Chief of Nephrology at Instituto Nacional de Cardiol in Mexico, looks at how employers and healthcare professionals can help prevent the negative effects of extreme heat exposure.
Climate change and women’s health: providers play a vital role
Healthcare providers have an important role to play in climate change preparedness for women’s health, but they also need to develop soft skills and support the development of allied community workers, says Alison Malmqvist, a Vice President and Climate Health lead at Population Services International.
Climate Change Affects Cardiovascular Health in Africa
Climate change is impacting cardiovascular health, particularly for individuals living in Africa, which poses a growing challenge to healthcare systems in the region, requiring effective adaptation strategies, says Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, the chief executive officer of the South African Medical Research Council
Health and Planetary Health Literacy for better wellbeing
There is an urgent need to improve health and planetary health literacy as it gives people, including girls and women, the skills to become agents of change for their communities and stimulate practices that improve their health and that of the environment, says Kristine Sørensen, founder of the Global Health Literacy Academy
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