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World Water Week 2024
Join World Water Week on-site in Stockholm or online from August 25-29, 2024. World Water Week 2024 is centered on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense. The theme, Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, asks us to recognize the regional and global interconnectivity of communities and nations, and underscores the collaborative effort needed to achieve a peaceful and sustainable future.
UNGA79
The 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) will open on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2024. When global leaders meet at the UN, they will confront yet another year of complex crises and conflicts — as a deeply divided world watches. The UN is the only place on Earth where countries — whether big or small — have a say. The debates and conversations that will unfold during UNGA 79 will shape the solutions that can redefine our future. UNGA 79 will also include High-level Meetings on two issues of existential importance: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the global threat of sea-level rise.
Americares helps Puerto Rico recover from natural disasters, powerful storms
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ASTHMA BOULEVARD – Living and breathing in Southern California’s pollution corridor
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Murder, birth and test scores: What scientists are learning about extreme heat
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WHO Technical Webinar Series on Climate Change and Health
Join Alliance member WHO for their Technical Webinar Series on Climate Change and Health. These webinars will integrate training, experience sharing, interactive activities and group discussion with the aim of building capacity for implementation at country level. Webinars will take place from April 24th to October 23, and recordings of past webinars will be made available on their webpage.
Community Action to Fight Asthma Virtual Summit
Join Alliance member PHI’s Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) for a 2-day Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Virtual Summit. Day 1 will feature opening remarks by California Senate Majority Leader, Lena A. Gonzalez, followed by a panel on MediCal’s asthma policies and a presentation on the latest scientific research on indoor air quality. Day 2 will feature a panel on asthma and climate change policy, a training on advocacy, and opportunities to meet with California policymakers to educate them about asthma.
Building Bridges, Uniting for Impact: 2024 Annual Meeting
“Global health really is a team effort,” said Colin Boyle, Alliance board chair and Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, opening the Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s 4th Annual Meeting, where multisectoral members convened on May 21 to discuss bridging gaps and enhancing collaborative efforts across various sectors to tackle pressing health issues worldwide.
Earth Voices: Reflections on Design & Climate Justice
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The climate crisis is a sexual health and reproductive rights emergency
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The Moment Is Now: Feminists Reflect on COP28
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Webinar Recording: Developing Effective Protocols to Protect Farmworkers from Heat Illness in Polytunnels
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Earth Voices: Exploring the intersection of climate justice and design
Join Alliance member IDEO.org during SF Climate Week for a discussion on how people-powered environmental action and design come together to forge a more sustainable and just future for communities in the Bay Area. This event will highlight ongoing initiatives, such as the Hummingbird Farm started by ¡Poder! in Southeast San Francisco, and investigate the role design can play in strengthening community engagement and craft locally resonant solutions.
UNICEF Backs Young Innovators To Accelerate Climate Action
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Easy Ways Individuals can Reduce Consumption
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Pollution and Health: Generating Evidence and Catalyzing Action to Advance Human and Planetary Health
Join Alliance member Stanford for a conference focused on brainstorming solutions of three major sources of pollution while emphasizing their effects on human health: coal-fired industry, wildfires, and plastic. With current models of industrialization and consumption degrading the environment and polluting the world, this conference will put forward a solutions-oriented interdisciplinary research agenda to foster a healthier and more sustainable future.
Drilling for Disease: Unearthing the Health Harms and Injustice of Oil and Gas Drilling
Join Alliance members Stanford, UCSF, and UC Davis for a virtual symposium focused on climate, health, and equity. This symposium offers opportunities to hear from expert climate and health policy activists and personally affected community leaders who will speak about how all California residents’ health is being impacted by oil drilling and fossil fuels.
eBook Launch Party Webinar: Growing Green Hearts
Join Planetary Health Alliance for a Launch Party Webinar celebrating the release of the eBook, "Growing Green Hearts: Inspiring the Next Generation with Planetary Health Education." Tailored for educators, this captivating resource is more than just a guide—it's a...
Forecasting Healthy Futures Global Summit
The Forecasting Healthy Futures (FHF) Global Summit will convene diverse stakeholders from the climate and health communities to build our collective knowledge, strengthen new and existing partnerships, and identify opportunities to move together from awareness and political will to action and impact. The Summit agenda is designed to provide participants first with a high level view of our current understanding of climate change and its impact on health, then insights and updates on technical innovations from a series of transdisciplinary panels in fields related to health, an executive take on recent and future developments in climate financing, and finally a thoughtful view of communications and advocacy opportunities to advance investment in next generation solutions for climate and health worldwide.