Climate and Health
Our vision is a world in which climate change does not harm health in the communities it affects most.
Our mission is to generate the health evidence for policy action that protects health from climate change.
By working with researchers and other organisations, we’re supporting the climate and health field to embed health research into climate policy.
Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health at Wellcome, shares our vision for a world where catastrophic climate breakdown is averted and human health can flourish.
Funding research
We fund research which fills gaps in our understanding of how climate change is affecting our health. We also fund studies on the health impacts of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions.
This research generates evidence we need to design climate and health policies which are effective, health-centred and locally relevant.
Supporting the climate and health field
We’re strengthening the climate and health field by supporting collaborative networks and funding transdisciplinary research projects.
This work builds the global community, infrastructure and funding opportunities needed for more climate and health research and to translate that research into action.
Advocating for health-centred climate action
We are championing evidence to inspire urgent, large-scale climate action that prioritises human health. We do this by working with international institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), charities, governments and affected communities and by funding research projects with embedded policy expertise.
Through community engagement, campaigns and cultural partnerships, we’re working with communities and engaging the whole of society to ensure the cultural impact and relevance of our climate and health work.
Our Climate and Health programme is looking to fund research about the impact climate change has on human health and the health impacts of mitigation and adaptation actions. You may also be interested in our Discovery Research programme which funds fields and disciplines seeking new knowledge on life, health and wellbeing, including questions related to climate and health.
We invite organisations to apply for contract opportunities that support our mission to generate the health evidence for policy action that protects health from climate change.
We're at COP29 in Baku, championing health-centred policy action to address the climate crisis.
Our new report provides guidance on designing global indicators for climate change adaptation.