Climate & Health Foundation
What is COP?
the annual United Nations climate change conference
which brings governments together to accelerate
global efforts to confront the climate crisis
By Clare Langley-Hawthorne, M.A (Econ.), LL.M
SB58 June 2023, Bonn, Germany
The Climate and Health Foundation and a delegation of US physicians attended SB58, raising awareness of the urgent health risks posed by climate change and reminding policymakers and the public to take action.
Climate & Health Foundation, GCHA & GCCHE co-hosted a Climate and Health networking event on June 7th that was attended by over 100 SB58 attendees interested in the intersection of Health and Climate.
COP27 November 2022, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
The Climate and Health Foundation and a delegation of US physicians attended COP27, raising awareness of the urgent health risks posed by climate change and reminding policymakers and the public to take action.
Climate & Health Foundation co-hosted the
First Global Climate and Health
Networking Reception
Sultan Gardens Resort, Sharm El Sheikh
On Saturday, November 12th, 2022, CHF was proud to co-host, along with GCHA, GCCHE and CUSOM, a Global Climate and Health Networking Reception at Sultan Garden Resorts in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The reception united over 300 members of the health community from COP27 to promote collaboration, brainstorm new ideas, and the work of colleagues in other nations.
The reception featured prominent speakers, including Dr Omnia El Omrani, first official Youth Envoy for the COP27 President and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Maria Neira, Director, Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE) World Health Organisation and Dr Mustafa Santiago Ali, Climate & Environmental Justice Activist. Their presentations provided invaluable perspectives on current challenges in the health community related to climate change. We were honored to help facilitate this important event, and we look forward to continuing to foster collaboration and innovation in the future.
Our Physician and Physician Fellow presentations at COP27
Cecilia Sorensen, MD, GCCHE, in collaboration with the WHO-civil society working group presented
Urgent action to strengthen climate change education for all health professionals
November 10, 2022, at the WHO Pavilion.
Sheetal Rao, MD
Presented with a panel at the EU Side Events
Antimicrobial Resistance and Environment (AMR)
November 10, 2022, at the COP27 EU Pavilion.
Tess Wiskel, MD
Presented on a panel with Physicians for Social Responsibility
"Location as a Social Determinant of Health"
November 12, 2022, at the Climate Justice Pavilion
Jay Lemery MD & Drew Fitzgerald
UNDP explored crucial topics connected to the climate crisis, biodiversity, nature-based solutions, and the green transformation of business and society
Effects of climate change on human health.
November 12, 2022 at the Nature Positive / United Nations Development (UNDP) Pavilion
Bhargavi Chekuri, MD, Terry O'Connor, MD, Karly Hampshire, MD Candidate
Bringing Health Professions to the Table in Climate Action with Medical Education
November 16, 2022 at the Earthday Climate Education Hub
Caitlin Rublee, MD, and Kate Weber, MD
Responding to Climate Disasters Perspectives from Emergency Medicine
November 17, 2022 at the WHO Pavilion
Interview by Clare Langley-Hawthorne with Caleb Dresser, MD (Harvard Fellow 2019-2021) on the importance of climate doctors in addressing health impacts of climate change.
COP26 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland
Jay Lemery, MD & Rosemary Rochford, PhD - Fellowship Co-Directors, and Bhargavi Chekuri, MD, and Eric Balaban, MD, then-current fellows, presented Why We Need Climate Doctors on November 6, 2021 at the COP 26 World Health Pavilion, sponsored by the World Health Organization.
COP25 November 2019, Madrid, Spain
Cecilia Sorensen, MD, Caitlin Rublee, MD, MPH and three representatives from the Climate and Health Foundation participated in the Global Climate & Health Alliance Summit at Complutense University of Madrid at COP 25 on December 7, 2019.