The COP26 health commitments: A springboard towards environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient health care systems? - 24/05/22
HIGHLIGHTS |
• | Climate change necessitates urgent adaptation and mitigation, including in health systems. |
• | The World Health Organization co-launched the COP26 Health Programme as a platform for national commitments. |
• | Over 50 countries committed to environmentally sustainable and/or climate-resilient health systems. |
• | National health policies should reflect a contextual balance between mitigation and adaptation. |
• | These policies must recognize mitigation and adaptation interlinkages, combine bottom-up and top-down approaches and be based on evidence. |
Keywords : Climate change, COP26, Climate resilient, Environmentally sustainable, Health systems
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