At WONCA, representatives from around the world stood in unison, advocating to protect the planet and life of earth. Dr Maria Neira, World Health Organization Director for the Department of Environmental, Climate Change and Health, called climate change ‘potentially the greatest health challenge of the 21st Century’.
Health professionals and community members are calling on Australia’s Transport Minister Catherine King to create a healthy transport system. Please read this document and sign the petition our friends at CAHA have issued.
Feeling weary regarding the ever present threats of climate change? Here is an excellent post created by a DEA member a couple of years ago which still resonates with me. And if you are interested in taking a course or being involved in some form of research or volunteering, our friends at Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) have shared a great link.
The World Health Organization has developed a free introductory short course for health workers to bring awareness to the health risks associated with air pollution. This four-hour course is a part of a larger resource, the Air Pollution and Health Training Toolkit for Health Workers, set to be released by the end of this year.
As individuals, we should each try to respond to this. It’s an Australian first and an important process for us each to go through as we envisage the future of our precious planet. I recommend you share this with your family members too. Here’s to making a difference, one person at a time!
Healthcare workers gathered on the steps of Parliament to ask Victorian Minister for Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio to support Victorians to switch from gas to renewable electricity urgently to protect their health. Our friends and colleagues from Healthy Futures and Doctors for the Environment Victoria coordinated this session which AFMW was invited to participate in, shedding light on the impacts gas in the home has on children’s health and asthma in particular.
A group of women leaders were asked, What is one thing you want to see women and girls achieve as we work to solve the climate crisis? My reply was,‘ I want to see the empowerment of women through education, access to technology and leadership of roles.Women across the globe have shown themselves to be innovators and instigators of meaningful and relevant climate action and policy. Investing in women will have substantial benefits for our planet and future generations.’ Watch the video.
The IPCC finalized the Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Report during the Panel’s 58th Session. Australia and other developed countries must achieve net-zero emissions a decade earlier than most have promised, the chief of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says.
AFMW has signed this open letter. Gas is a harmful, polluting and expensive form of energy, and should be replaced with renewable electricity as soon as possible. Read more.
On 2 February 2023, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) hosted a virtual stakeholder information session. This session outlined COP27 key outcomes, early COP28 expectations and an update on Australia’s bid to co-host COP31 in partnership with Pacific Island countries.
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