Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC)
The Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) was established in 2012 under the mandate of the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF) to promote dialogue and cooperation in the WHO European Region on protecting health from the adverse effects of climate change.
The Working Group, composed of nominated representatives of Member States and partners, provides a platform for sharing experiences and innovations, promoting tools, communicating evidence and demonstrating good practices on climate change and health action, and encourages partnership between countries and stakeholders. It advocates the integration of health considerations into national climate change mitigation and adaptation policies, and acts as a catalyst for the implementation of the commitments set out in the Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health – the Budapest Declaration – at international, national and subnational level.
In particular, it supports the uptake of these commitments, which strongly promote the engagement of the health sector in climate policy-making, as well as adaptation and mitigation actions by the health and health-determining sectors, to tackle the impacts of climate change on health and well-being. This involves making health systems more environmentally sustainable, decarbonized and climate-resilient.
Meeting reports
Eleventh meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change of the European Environment and Health...
On 29 October 2024, the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and Health Task Force convened virtually...
Ninth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and...
On 19 May 2021, the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and Health Task Force convened virtually for...
Eighth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and...
On 8 and 9 December 2020, the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and Health Task Force held its eighth annual...
Seventh meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment...
On 11 and 12 September 2019, the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and Health Task Force held its...
Sixth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and...
On 12–13 June 2018, the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and Health Task Force held its sixth ...
Fifth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change of the European Environment and Health...
Meeting report, 23–24 June 2016, Bonn, GermanyThe fifth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) gave an update...
Fourth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) of the European Environment and...
The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Health in Climate Change (HIC) gave an update of national and international climate change and health...
Establishment of a Working Group on climate change and its impact on health (HIC) of the European Environment...
The first meeting re-establishing the Working Group on Climate Change and Health (HIC), which will follow up on the implementation of the Parma...
Publications
Zero regrets: scaling up action on climate change mitigation and adaptation for health in the WHO European...
The imperative to protect and improve the health of current and future generations is one of the strongest arguments for action on climate change and...
Zero regrets: scaling up action on climate change mitigation and adaptation for health in the WHO European...
This paper is aimed at policy-makers, particularly from the health sector, and civil society representatives – with the intent to raise awareness...
Protecting health in an environment challenged by climate change: European regional framework for action
The Regional Framework for Action aims to protect health, promote health equity and security, and provide healthy environments in a changing climate...
