A coalition of health organisations, including Dietitians Australia, wrote to the Prime Minister of Australia regarding the outcomes of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. 

Letter excerpt

To protect the health of all Australians, and ensure adaptation is embedded in Australia’s climate response, we call on the Australian Government to:

1. Embed health into the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy 2021 – 2025 with explicit financial and policy support for a resilient health system under future warming scenarios
2. Ensure Australia’s 2022 Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement includes the strengthening of the 2030 emissions reduction target
3. Commit to further funding for loss and damage in the Pacific Islands to protect regional health system resilience
4. Fully resource and implement recommendations from the Climate Change and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Discussion Paper by the Lowitja Institute

It is critical Australia continues to step up its action on climate - the health of every Australian depends on it.

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