Climate change series: Resources on health and climate change
On 16 March 2021, The Royal Society of Medicine launched a new 10-part series focusing on climate change. Whilst the world is currently in the grip of the worst health crisis in living memory, the growing climate change emergency poses a far greater threat to the health of humanity.
Each episode positions health and well-being at the centre of the climate change debate. The series considers the wide-ranging effects on health and wellbeing, with episodes focusing on the heart, the skin, the lungs, the digestive system and much more.
All episodes include input from leading experts in their fields discussing the latest evidence and information followed by an in-depth discussion into the clinical consequences of climate change and what can be done to mitigate these.
Watch the series on YouTube
All episodes are available to watch after the air date below and on the RSM’s YouTube channel.
Recommended reading
Download our reading lists covering recommended guidelines, evidence summaries and ways to get involved in the fight against climate change.
- General resources on health and climate change
- Resources on climate change and respiratory health
- Resources on dermatology and climate change
- Resources on cardiac health
- Resources on diets and water-borne diseases
- Resources on children's health
- Resources on mental health impact on climate change
- Resources on building green health systems
- Resources on planetary health and pandemics
- Resources on the role of health professionals and climate change
Sign up to the Health Emergency of Climate Change series
The Health Emergency of Climate Change series unites leading healthcare experts to discuss the impact climate change is having on human health. The 10-part series tackles specific topics including respiratory health, dermatology, cardiovascular health, mental health and sustainability and health systems, plus the new pandemic and other new epidemics, and lessons learned and looking ahead.