In order for health risks to be better integrated into adaptation policy and planning, it is critical to interconnect national and urban levels, reduce sectoral thinking and welcome external expertize and facilitate large-scale data collection and sharing of health and climate indicators, argues Annechien D. Hoeben et. al in a paper in Climate Policy.

The Climate Health African Network for Collaboration and Engagement (CHANCE), successfully conducted its first on-site meeting in Tswane, South Africa, 23-24 June gathering more than 60 onsite and more than 150 virtual attendees.