Global transformation for planetary health
Global health policies within planetary boundaries require transformative international and intersectoral collaboration. The distinction between foreign and domestic policy is obsolete when it comes to climate, environment and health policy. In this workstream, we will therefore analyse the necessary global mechanisms, policies, structures and actors required for global governance of planetary health at the European and international level, and examine how existing processes and institutions can be can be linked and transformed, and synergies harnessed.
This includes further developing the governance of global health within planetary boundaries, as well as linkages with other policy areas and processes, such as the European Union’s Green New Deal, the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). To this end, we analyse the barriers to and drivers of this transformation at the international level, as well as existing power asymmetries and the need for accountability — especially where international agreements and conventions are (still) lacking or have not been fully implemeted. We analyse and monitor the development, implementation and transformation of policies for an ecologically diverse, healthy and equitable present and future in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the principles of climate justice. Building on this, we develop concepts for the post-SDG era.
We will explore the role Germany can play in promoting and ensuring planetary health globally, and which political measures and partnerships are required in this context.
Projects
Experts on financing and global governance with emphasis on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
Together with the London School of Economics (LSE) and CPC Analytics, CPHP advises the GIZ sector project “One Health” and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The topics are “global health governance”, “global health financing” and cross-sectoral concepts such as “One Health” and “Planetary Health”.
Advancing and Integrating – German Climate and Health Policies: Insights from national policy-makers and non-state actors
The project is part of an multi-country study led by George Mason University (GMU) that explores the connections between climate and health policies in different countries. The study includes research from six countries/regions: Brazil, the Caribbean (covering Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad), Germany, Kenya, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The goal of this global collaboration is to provide actionable insights to enhance climate and health policies at both national and international level.
Public Health OperatioNs for clImate change aCtion (PHONIC) — Development of a framework to identify priority operations
The Public Health OperatioNs for clImate change aCtion (PHONIC) project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the German Alliance for Global Health (GLOHRA). The CPHP is developing a framework to identify priority measures for public health in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation. An action guide with concrete indicators and examples of good practice is also to be developed for priority areas, which will then be piloted in Germany and Kenya.
