Experts Urge WHO to Declare Climate Crisis a Global Public Health Emergency
An independent commission of international experts has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the climate crisis a global public health emergency. The commission, which includes former health and climate ministers, argues that climate change poses an immediate and long-term threat to health, affecting economic, food, water, and national security. The report highlights the spread of vector-borne diseases, extreme weather events, and air pollution as key health impacts. The commission also criticizes fossil fuel subsidies, which contribute to premature deaths and exceed health budgets in some European countries. The report will be presented to European ministers ahead of the WHO's world health assembly. 
