The COP26 health commitments: A springboard towards environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient health care systems?

• DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100136
• Publication Date: 2022-04-19T17:19:50Z
• Authors: Iris Martine Blom; Jessica Beagley; Amanda V. Quintana
• Keywords: Climate Change Adaptation; Healthcare system

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