The twenty second Conference of the Parties (COP22) took place between November 7-18 in Marrakech, Morocco. Just as the groundbreaking Paris Agreement officially went into effect in early November, COP22 centered around the difficult task of actually taking concrete steps toward implementing the agreement’s goal of reducing the impacts of climate change. Learn more through our coverage below.
News from COP22
Spotlight on Climate and Health as Officials Map out Implementation of Paris Agreement
[November 29] Over the last two weeks Marrakech, Morocco played host to the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change. With the Paris Agreement coming into force just weeks before the event began, COP22 focused on bringing the world together to develop strategies and craft a blueprint for implementing the Agreement at national and global levels.
While COP22 did not produce the headlines that Paris did, it is an integral part of a multi-year process to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement and marshal the forces of the global community to address climate change. (Continue Reading)
COP 22 | Interview with Nick Thorp: Climate Change in the Health Care Setting
[November 23] During COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, Radio Climat caught up with Nick Thorp, Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Community Manager.
During this interview, Nick discusses the role of GGHH and its intent to mobilize health care to reduce its own carbon footprint, become more climate resilient, and exert leadership to help every society transition to a low carbon energy future. (Listen to Interview)
COP 22 | Acting for a Low Carbon Future - Conference on Climate and Health Care
[November 16] On November 14, Health Care Without Harm and Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) member, the Mohammed VI University Hospital hosted the Climate and Health Care Conference in parallel to COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. The event, the first of its kind to be held in the country, brought together health sector leaders from around Morocco, Europe, and beyond to share strategies for the health sector to mitigate its own climate impacts, develop low carbon models of care, and use their voice, both individually and collectively, to advocate for policies to address climate change and public health. (Continue Reading)
COP22 | WHO Health Action Day: Champions for a Healthy Future
As world leaders convened at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco to develop strategies and actions to implement and achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, the World Health Organization hosted Health Action Day. A first of its kind event to be held inside the COP, the meeting showcased the actions and interventions being implemented by the health community at national, regional, and international levels to mitigate climate change, develop low carbon solutions, and protect the health of the planet. (Continue Reading)
As the Paris Agreement Comes into Effect, Health Care Leaders Join to Turn Promise into Climate Action
[November 11] With the Paris Agreement recently having entered into force, just in time before the start of COP22, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) is mobilizing hospitals and health systems around the world to be leaders in implementing the Paris treaty by fostering green, low carbon, climate resilient health care. With this being the initial step, HCWH is also calling on health systems to be carbon neutral by 2050.
As COP22 kicks off in Marrakech, the health sector has an opportunity to turn promise into climate action. During the COP and beyond, HCWH will continue to call on the health sector worldwide to promote climate smart healthcare hat protects local and global health from climate change. (Continue Reading)
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November 23, 2016HCWH US and Canada TeamNews
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