16th September 2022
PPP Climate Change Report
The report calls on the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise the narrow disease-specific definition of public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) to include climate change.
The report, chaired by former Deputy Chair of PPP’s Environment Pillar and current Deputy Mayor of London Seb Dance, and authored by PPP Policy Analyst Francesco Tamilia, showcases the devastating impacts of climate change on people’s health.
Key recommendations include:
- WHO should consider revising the narrow disease-specific definition of public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) to include climate change
- UNFCCC’s National Adaptation Plans (NAP) should give a greater focus to health and support national governments with the development of their climate- and health-related plans
- Medical schools should include climate change and its corresponding health impacts in the medical curricula