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Climate Change & Health
The Climate Change & Health Committee examines how environmental change affects infectious disease patterns and health system preparedness, supporting IDA’s One Health approach.
Its work focuses on climate-informed surveillance and risk mapping, cross-sector adaptation strategies, environmental justice, and research and advocacy at the intersection of climate, health, and development.
Through interdisciplinary collaboration, the committee helps strengthen resilience and ensure environmental health remains part of IDA’s global infectious disease agenda.
Objectives
Address Structural Environmental Drivers
Target environmental and structural causes of outbreaks through decentralised, community-led governance and improved tracking of climate-driven vectors.
Operationalise Climate Early Warning Systems
Layer granular socio-political data, human mobility indicators, and other relevant information onto climate and meteorological data.
Strengthen Data Sovereignty
Secure data equity and sovereignty for Global South institutions and support locally owned approaches to research and health data.
Advance One Health Prevention
Link infectious disease risks with environmental disruption, habitat encroachment, and wider structural drivers through a One Health approach.
Support Community-Led Governance
Empower communities and regional institutions to participate meaningfully in surveillance, preparedness, and health decision-making.
Rebalance Global Health Investment
Direct funding towards emerging infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance risks in underserved and vulnerable regions.
Members
Victor Enejoh
Global health Advisory
CABI
Kevin Tetteh
Director, Malaria & Fever
FIND
Dr. Erick M.O. Muok
Principal Research Scientist
KEMRI/CGHR
Ajide Oluwatosin
Partnership Lead
Nigeria Climate Innovation Center
Andreas Berglof
Health Policy Advisor
WaterAid
Leith Greenslade
Founder & CEO
JustActions
Dr Danny D. Gotto
Founder
I4DEV
Gloria Ohiyole Adoyi
Director
Women in Global Health
Yolanda Paul
EDI Unit Manager
University of the West Indies
Robin Montgomery
Independent Policy Consultant
Robin K Montgomery Consulting
Rebecca Potter
DHIS2 Implementation Lead
HISP Centre / DHIS2
Philippe Anaboli
Veterinary Doctor
European Commission
Ian Hosein
Medical Microbiology Consultant
Midlands Regional Hospital
Shani Kondo Omari
Executive Director
TIDF
Balagizi Laurent
National Coordinator
RENAF
Jonathan Jennings
Co-CEO
Health In Harmony
Abdul-Fatawu Salifu
Technical Consultant
UNAIDS
Katherine Crothers
Grant Project Manager
State of Maine
Angeline Chiwetani
Director
Widows Fountain of Life
Micheal Schloter
Research Unit Director
Helmholtz-munich
Dr Felix Chinwendu Joe
Public Health Consultant
Abia State University, Uturu
Ishmael Phiri
HIV/SRHR Advocate
Y+ Malawi
Temitayo Tella-lah
Program Manager
eHealth Africa
Guests
Christina Pettan-Brewer
Associate Teaching Professor
University of Washington
Javier Aquiles Hidalgo Acosta
Specialist in critical medicine
Independent
Gary Flory
Founder & CEO
Global Outbreak Solutions
Jan Semenza
Working Group Lead
Lancet Countdown Europe
Leadership
Rana AlGhafari
Committee Manager
Climate Change, Gender
Priorities
Climate-Informed Surveillance
Climate Adaptation Strategies
Environmental Justice and Equity
Climate Health Research and Advocacy
One Health Integration
Climate-Resilient Health Systems
Facts
3.6 billion people highly susceptible to climate change
3.6 billion people live in areas highly susceptible to climate change.
Dengue risk is expanding globally
More than 5 billion people could be at risk of dengue exposure by 2050.
Europe is experiencing vector shifts
Europe is becoming more suitable for dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and waterborne Vibrio risks.
Climate extremes can disrupt disease patterns
Extreme weather can alter disease patterns and disrupt health infrastructure, increasing risks such as malaria.
Events
No Events Available
There are currently no events scheduled for this committee. Please check back for future updates.