World Health Organization (WHO), 11 June 2025

The climate crisis is a health crisis – and the European Region is in the hot seat

New commission will offer pragmatic and cost-effective health sector solutions to address climate change.

In response to escalating climate-driven health threats, including emergencies, WHO/Europe is today launching the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH), a bold new initiative to confront one of the defining health challenges of our time.

Chaired by former Icelandic Prime Minister Her Excellency Katrín Jakobsdóttir and supported by Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sir Andrew Haines from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the PECCH brings together 11 commissioners from across the WHO European Region. They bring a rich diversity of experience at the helm of political and scientific, national and international institutions and organizations. Together they will deliver recommendations for actionable solutions at the intersection of health and climate.