Newsletters
CAHA’s monthly newsletter contains news about Alliance activities, latest research, and climate and health news and events
Annual Reports
Annual report 2010-11
Our first ever! The Climate and Health Alliance has accomplished a great deal in its first year.
We’ve been to Canberra and to Durban, got some of the country’s most significant healthcare stakeholders on board, produced some important papers and shared lots of resources on climate and health, distributed our newsletter to hundreds of subscribers, influenced the advocacy of other groups with the ‘health’ message, inspired others to take action, and established important partnerships with other stakeholders.
Briefing Papers
CAHA produces Briefing Papers to provide an overview of the Alliance’s views on particular topics. These are produced to share with parliamentarians, policymakers, the media, health care stakeholders and the community.
Briefing Paper No 1: Climate change is a health issue
Briefing Paper No 2: A price on carbon is good for health
Briefing Paper No. 3: The carbon price framework
Briefing Paper No. 4: Water for the Murray Darling: Healthy rivers – Healthy People
Position Statements
This position statement has been developed in response to claims that there are adverse health effects associated with human exposure to wind turbines. An expert review reveals there is no credible scientific evidence that demonstrates a direct causal link between wind turbines and adverse health impacts in people living in proximity to them.
Global Call to Action
The Climate and Health Alliance has endorsed the Global Call to Action issued at the Global Climate and Health Summit in December 2011.
This Call to Action is issued to all our health care colleagues around the world – in public health organizations, health professional associations, hospitals, health systems and ministries of health – to join us in taking concerted action on climate change to protect health by:
- providing leadership on climate and healthengaging and informing our respective constituencies of millions of doctors, nurses, public health workers, hospitals, health systems and health policy makers about the health risks from climate change, and the health benefits of climate action
- leading by example, by reducing the carbon footprint of our own institutions, practice and activities strive to make our health insitutions more resilient
- work within our countries to advocate for emissions reductions and low-carbon development strategies that promote both a healthy climate and public health
- advocate for a fair and binding global agreement
Download the Global Call to Action here.
Policy Papers
CAHA is developing a series of Policy Papers to support its advocacy by outlining its positions on each of its stated Priorities.
The Policy Papers will be available here when they are finalised.
Submissions
Submission to McKeon Review – national review of health and medical research – March 2012
Submission in response to the Draft Energy White Paper 2011 from the Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism – March 2012
Biodiversity: Our Health Depends On It: Submission to Australian Parliament House Environment Committee examining climate impacts on Australia’s biodiversity – July 2011.
Submission to the Senate Inquiry on the Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms - 10 February 2011.
Submission to Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities in response to: A sustainable population strategy for Australia: Issues Paper - 15 March 2011.