Tuvalu has become the 100th country to join the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), alongside the Cook Islands and Malaysia, bringing the Alliance’s membership to 100 countries and areas committed to advancing climate action for health. The Alliance serves as a voluntary network of countries, areas, and partners focused on sharing knowledge, experiences, and tools to help develop climate-resilient, sustainable, and low-carbon health systems at the national level.
Joining ATACH allows countries to make commitments aligned with the COP26 Health Agreement, aimed at building health systems that are resilient to climate impacts while reducing carbon footprints. Malaysia, as a rapidly growing economy rich in natural resources, is focusing on resilience and sustainability, including in the health sector. The Cook Islands and Tuvalu, both small island developing states, face heightened vulnerability to climate change, with Tuvalu having a long-standing commitment to climate and health initiatives.
Through ATACH, member countries benefit from a global platform that facilitates knowledge exchange and collaboration. The Alliance enables members to access practical case studies, resource repositories, and country-specific documents, supporting the adoption of best practices and lessons learned in creating climate-resilient health systems. WHO encourages countries yet to join to become members to accelerate progress in protecting health systems from the impacts of climate change.
Established in 2022, ATACH was designed to support the delivery of COP26 Health Commitments on climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems. In just a few years, it has expanded rapidly, bringing together 100 committed countries, over 95 non-state partners, and numerous stakeholders to advance implementation of climate and health priorities, foster collaboration, and ensure health systems worldwide can adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
