Flagship Initiative against extreme heat and related environmental health risks in workplaces and major events
Environment, Climate Change, One Health and Migration
The Department for Environment, Climate Change, One Health and Migration works to prevent disease and promote health by addressing key areas of environmental health including climate change, clean energy; air quality; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and chemicals and radiation. Health threats are addressed through a One Health approach that crosses the human, animal, and environmental sectors. It also promotes inclusive health policies and resilient health systems to meet the needs of migrants, refugees and displaced populations.
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Our strategy
9 February 2020
WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change: the transformation...
The new strategy is timely – it responds to and is in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the GPW13.
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30 July 2026
Key ingested per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their health effects: landscape review
The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned a landscape review to systematically collect and assess available data sources on PFAS occurrence and...
Air pollution is the leading environmental health risk factor causing about 6.6 million deaths globally every year. Currently reported as Sustainable Development...
Air pollution remains one of the leading environmental risks to health globally, contributing to an estimated seven million premature deaths each year...
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) produces internationally comparable estimates of progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)...
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