The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) has launched its official website. During COP 26 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, multiple countries came together to commit to building climate-resilient and sustainable health systems. The ATACH was then born as a unifying platform for countries to implement these commitments through mutual support and at an accelerated pace and scale. The ATACH website can be accessed here.
A summary of the terms of reference of the ATACH is below:
The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH; “the Alliance”) works to realize the ambition set at COP26 to build climate resilient and sustainable health systems, using the collective power of WHO Member States (“Member States”) and other stakeholders to drive this agenda forward at pace and scale; and promote the integration of climate change and health nexus into respective national, regional and global plans.
Participation
ATACH welcomes the participation and support from key stakeholders including government entities, intergovernmental entities and non-State actors to assist WHO in supporting Member States through knowledge sharing, technical support, capacity development and resource mobilization. ATACH is open to the following participant categories:
- Government Institutions
- Government Institutions with a mandate for Climate Change and Health
- Intergovernmental organizations
- Non-State actors
- Nongovernmental organizations (including civil society groups): entities that operate independently of governments and free of private, commercial or profit-making nature.
- private sector entities that do not intend to make a profit for themselves but represent the interests of their members.
- Philanthropic foundations: non-profit entities whose assets are provided by donors and whose income is spent on socially useful purposes and are independent from any private sector entity in their governance and decision-making.
- Academic institutions: entities engaged in the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge through research, education and training. This includes think tanks, as long as they primarily perform research.
Note: For a complete description of non-State Actors, please refer to the Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA).
How to apply
All information on joining the ATACH can be found here.
The ATACH Terms of Reference are available for download here.