What if health could be the key to driving climate action?
In this episode of A Climate Change, we sit down with Shweta Narayan, Campaign Lead at the Global Climate Health Alliance, about how public health is a powerful lever for global climate action. Drawing from her childhood in an industrial town in India, Shweta explores the climate health impact of the air pollution crisis, the role of environmental justice, and how sustainable healthcare systems and preventative healthcare can transform both patient outcomes and the planet.
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Shweta Narayan Bio:
Shweta Narayan serves as the Campaign Lead for the Global Climate Health Alliance and has worked extensively with Health Care Without Harm. Based in India, she brings unique insights from her experience growing up in an industrial town affected by severe pollution and her work with survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy. With over two decades of experience in environmental justice and health advocacy, Shweta has been instrumental in connecting the dots between climate change, public health, and social equity.
More About Global Climate Health Alliance:
The Global Climate and Health Alliance (
GCHA) is a global network of 200+ organizations representing over 46 million health professionals worldwide. Founded in 2011, GCHA unites the health community to address the devastating climate health impacts already affecting people across every country. GCHA amplifies trusted health voices from frontline workers to policymakers to demand urgent climate action. By highlighting how climate solutions are also health solutions, GCHA works to embed health into climate policies at every level, local, national, and global, driving a more sustainable, equitable, and healthier future for all.
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