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With assistance from the Wellcome Trust, the Joint Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) today inaugurated climahealth.info, the first global knowledge portal devoted to climate and health. It is in response to the increased demand for knowledge that may be used to safeguard people from the health risks associated with environmental dangers and climate change.
Health and climate are inextricably related. Extreme weather, environmental degradation, and climate change all significantly affect human health and welfare. More people than ever before are at risk for increased climate-related health concerns, including infectious diseases, heat stress, and poor water and air quality.
“According to Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, coordinator of the WHO’s climate change and health program, “Climate change is killing people right now.” Clean air, safe water, food, and shelter are among the necessities that are being affected, with the most vulnerable feeling the biggest effects. Unchecked climate change has the potential to undo decades of global health advancements. It takes evidence-based policy supported by the finest available science and instruments to lessen its effects.”
The ability to save many lives through the application of specialized climate and environmental science and public health technologies, such as illness forecasting and heat health early warning systems These information and techniques can help us reach at-risk groups, anticipate and lessen impacts, and improve our understanding of the links between climate change and health.
This new worldwide open-access portal was created by WHO and WMO to serve as the go-to resource for users of interdisciplinary health, environmental, and climate science. The website serves as the joint technical program’s public face and combines the knowledge and research of the WHO and WMO.
We frequently have conversations with public health professionals who are worried about the effects of the environment on people’s health. However, they do not have access to the education and specific climate data required to address these expanding problems, according to Joy Shumake-Guillemot, director of the WMO-WHO Climate and Health Joint Office. On the other hand, there are climate experts who have access to a wealth of data and materials that could be used to advance public health objectives but aren’t getting to the proper individuals.
Strong partnerships and collaboration are needed between the providers and users of climate information to tailor it for use in the health sector. In order to inform and promote action and investment, ClimaHealth will support the acceleration of multidisciplinary research, national capacity, and the use of evidence and decision-making tools by a wide variety of audiences, from politicians to community groups.
According to Madeleine Thomson, Head of Climate Impacts and Adaptation for the Wellcome Trust, “collaboration across climate, health, and technical specialists is important for helping us understand and tackle the health effects of climate change.”
However, professionals can’t always collaborate and exchange knowledge as effectively as they’d like to at the moment. We anticipate that this portal will enable researchers from various fields to collaborate more effectively and provide fresh perspectives on the impact of climate change on global health.
Users of the website will be able to connect with international experts, find upcoming events, news, opportunities, technical resources and data, applied decision and learning tools, case studies, and curated guidance and research documents. They can also explore country-, hazard-, and theme-focused entry points, as well as an increasing number of profiles and resources for climate service providers.
In order to increase its offers and better serve users on both sides of the climate-environment-health interface, this living platform will be improved with new content and dynamic features throughout the ensuing months and years.
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