The second Africa Carbon Forum, which was held from 3-5 March 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya, sought to help build on growing interest in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Africa, and concluded with expectations for a boost in Africa's share of the global carbon market.
January 2010: The World Health Organization (WHO) published its Fact Sheet N°266 on “Climate change and health,” which includes sections on: the impact of climate change on health; extreme heat; natural disasters and variable rainfall patterns; patterns of infection; measuring health effects; sectors of the population at risk; and the WHO response.
11 February 2010: The most recent issue of Science for Environment Policy, the newsletter published by the European Commission to inform policy makers of recent research findings, includes several pieces on climate change and a special thematic issue on climate change and health.
February 2010: The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a draft discussion paper titled “Gender, climate change and health.”
December 2009: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved US$4.5 million funding for a joint global project by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on "piloting health adaptation to climate change."
28 January 2010: The World Health Organization (WHO) will celebrate World Health Day on 7 April 2010, focusing on urbanization and health.
The World Health Organization (WHO) will celebrate World Health Day on 7 April 2010, focusing on urbanization and health. Among the key messages related to the Day, it is noted that road transportation has significant effects on human health because of greenhouse gas emissions resulting in climate change. During World Health Day, cities across the globe will open public spaces for cycling and walking, outdoor concerts, health forums or clean-up campaigns.
The Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO)/Europe and hosted by Italy, will focus on protecting children's health in a changing environment. Climate change will be one of the main topics on the agenda.
January 2010: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report providing an update of the scientific evidence on health risks caused by climate change titled "Protecting Health from Climate Change: Connecting Science, Policy and People."
30 December 2009: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has extended the Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) project to Yemen, with a view to transferring scientific knowledge that may contribute to fighting climate change, food crises and water scarcity.
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