COP26 x KHR
SPECIAL ISSUE
COP26 x KHR
Once-in-a-generation phenomena have shaped our global community for centuries; wars, famines, and plagues have formed new pathways of development, often stimulating and provoking human endeavour to make the lives of those around us better.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate catastrophe, the global community currently stands at one of these critical junctures. The pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities and inequities in response to a global health crisis, demonstrating the necessity of stronger co-operation and communication to tackle the climate disaster that increasingly causes destruction and devastation worldwide.
If the time to make change is now, the place to do so is Glasgow. World leaders, climate activists, academics, and more decamp to the Scottish lowlands for the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26). In this issue, the Keppel Health Review will explore and profile the inseparable interactions between health and the climate crisis. Our COP26 special issue provides coverage that challenges the status quo in climate conversations, and in doing so, considers the potential to build a stronger and more equitable global community.
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Frontline Activism
Leadership, advocacy, and engagement in healthcare sustainability
Natasha Palipane and Jonny Groome talk about their sustainability project and how frontline healthcare professionals can cutdown their climate footprint.
First, do no harm
A discussion of the role that the healthcare system has to play in the climate crisis, and why it’s important for health professionals to take responsibility and drive this system to be climate-resistant if they are to truly ‘do no harm’.
Tackling Pollution
An Interview with Andy Haines
A conversation with Andy Haines on the changing role of health in climate discussions over the years, and what we need from the health community moving forward.
KHR x PHN: COP26 panel event
Keppel Health Review (KHR) hosted a panel discussion on social inequities and climate justice ahead of COP26 in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Planetary Health Network (PHN).
Call to Action - US-UK Marshall Scholars
In the eight months leading up to COP26, a coalition of more than 50 young people from across the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) joined forces to amplify concerns to the decision-makers who will craft national and international climate policy.