Join the Pathfinder Initiative partners for a three-part webinar series exploring evidence on the health benefits of climate action, and how we can move faster towards a healthy, net-zero future.
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The world is navigating compounding global crises including conflict, economic uncertainty, deepening inequality, and climate disasters. At the same time, these challenges open up opportunities to reimagine systems, accelerate just energy transitions, and turn disruption into a catalyst for transformative change towards a healthier, more sustainable future.
This three-part webinar series, hosted by the Pathfinder Initiative, explores how climate action can deliver major health benefits, moving from evidence to implementation and evaluation.
The series will highlight the latest research on climate and health, showcase real-world city-level examples of action, and demonstrate how health co-benefits can shape effective climate policies. The webinar series will provide insights for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and other experts working at the climate-health nexus.
The first webinar focuses on the evidence base for action. Speakers will share findings from the Pathfinder Initiative research programme, such as evidence on the impact of climate and health action in cities and the health benefits of nature-based solutions, as well as new tools that help bring together existing evidence on health co-benefits across sectors and geographies.
Speakers:
- Rosemary Green, Professor of Environment, Food and Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- Max Callaghan, Researcher, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
- Tamzin Reynolds, Research Fellow, LSHTM
- Jake Erickson, Researcher in Energy Analysis and Policy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Peninah Murage, Associate Professor, LSHTM
- Hugh Sharma Waddington, Associate Professor, LSHTM
Building on the evidence presented in the first session, the second webinar turns to real-world implementation, focusing on lessons from cities that are putting climate action for health into practice.
Cities are at the forefront of climate action and are already achieving measurable health benefits through cleaner transport, improved air quality, access to greenspaces, and more equitable urban systems. This session will share practical experiences, lessons learned, and insights that can inform and inspire action in other urban contexts.
Speakers:
- Andy Haines, Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health, LSHTM
- Ana Fernanda Hierro, Technical Secretary, Consejo Nuevo León, Monterrey
- Lorna Benton, Research Fellow, LSHTM
- Aimée Aguilar Jaber, Programmes Director, Hot or Cool Institute
- Vicente Ruiz, Economist, OECD Development Centre
- Mariana Mirabile, Policy Analyst, OECD Environment
- Christina Xiao, Senior Research Manager, C40 Cities
- María Cortés Puch, Vice President of Europe and Networks, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Elizabeth Bennett, Consultant, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health
The final webinar in the series highlights climate and health action in African contexts, showcasing research, tools and locally led initiatives that aim to deliver climate, health, equity, and resilience benefits.
This session will explore how climate action can align with health and development priorities to accelerate a just transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient future for Africa. It will feature presentations on the recently launched Community of Practice on climate action and health in Africa and findings from an analysis of health in Kenya’s climate change policy documents.
Speakers:
- Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) and Co-Chair of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission
- Lolem Lokolile Bosco, Assistant Director Public Health & Head of Ministry of Health, Health Care Waste, Pollution Control & Climate Change Unit, Government of Kenya
- Nurudeen Alhassan, Senior Research and Policy Analyst - Acting Theme Lead, Environment and Climate Change, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
- Blanca Anton, Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage, Head, Nutrition and Food Systems Unit and Health & Wellbeing Theme, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
This webinar series is hosted by the Pathfinder Initiative partners: the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, C40 Cities, OECD, CDP, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Hot or Cool Institute, African Population and Health Research Center, and African Institute for Development Policy. The Pathfinder Initiative is funded by the Wellcome Trust.