The document discusses the concept of "green health" which aims to create a sustainable health ecosystem that addresses climate change impacts, especially on vulnerable communities. The Green Health Alliance was created as a multi-stakeholder alliance to accelerate green health solutions in three areas: 1) mitigating health sectors' contributions to climate change and building resilience, 2) countering climate impacts on health, and 3) scaling solutions across health systems. Current priority areas for the Alliance include building resilience of health systems serving vulnerable groups through sustainable interventions, supporting maternal and reproductive health under climate change, and empowering communities with climate data and technology to improve well-being.

1. A
GREEN HEALTH
ALLIANCE
A Catalyst Group initiative
Supported by

2. What do we mean by ‘Green Health’ ?
When we’re talking about green health, we’re talking about a transformative approach to creating a
holistic health ecosystem that endorses sustainability across the health sector while being cognizant of
the disproportionate impacts of climate change on the health of the most vulnerable communities .
Green health focuses on
1. Mitigating the contributions of the health sector to climate change through the promotion
of sustainability within the sector.
2. Enhancing the resilience of health systems to combat the impact of climate change,
evidenced through natural disasters, rising temperatures etc.
3. Countering the effects of climate change on the health and well-being of the most
vulnerable communities.

3. In other words, we’re talking about
An Integrated Health Systems Response
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CLIMATE IMPACT
ON PEOPLE
PEOPLE’S IMPACT
ON HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH SYSTEMS’
IMPACT ON
CLIMATE
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3
Scale solutions
that work to
reduce carbon
Build resilience & ready communities
for climate impact
Strengthen systems to
cope with climate-led
health emergencies
● Healthcare contributes equivalent to the 5th
most polluting country in the world;
Constitutes ~ 5% of the GHG emissions;
expected to triple by 2050
● The global healthcare climate footprint is
equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas
emissions from 514 coal-fired power plants
● Healthcare & Pharma industry are among
the most carbon-intensive service sectors in
the industrialized world
● India is the seventh-largest contributor to
the global health sector climate footprint
● With the poorest people largely uninsured, health shocks and
stresses already currently push around 100 million people
into poverty every year, with the impacts of climate change
worsening this trend
● COVID-19 has exponentially increased plastic use and
contagious medical waste inside & outside health facilities
● Climate change affects the social and
environmental determinants of health –
clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient
food and secure shelter.
● Between 2030 and 2050, climate change
is expected to cause approximately
250,000 additional deaths per year
● Deaths and injuries from extreme events
(e.g. heatwaves, storms and floods),
outbreaks of climate-sensitive diseases
(water-borne, food-borne and
vector-borne infections), and food
insecurity and malnutrition
● Low adaptive capacity of national health systems and
institutions to respond to and manage climate-sensitive
health risks
● Substantial improvements to existing health delivery systems
such as climate-sensitive disease interventions and
emergency preparedness to improve the effectiveness

4. The birth of Green Health Alliance (GHA)
Green Health Alliance was conceived as an action-oriented
alliance of diverse stakeholders to accelerate and institutionalize
green health solutions for climate mitigation, adaptation and
disaster preparedness in the health ecosystem in the circular
fashion displayed earlier.
1. Identify and mobilize climate-friendly solutions for health systems that also
contribute to building health system resilience in priority geographies or
community demographics.
2. Identify and deploy projects to ensure climate adaptation for the most
vulnerable populations to improve their health and well-being.
3. Catalyse technical and financial assistance and collaboration to scale these
solutions across all aspects of health systems.
4. Build and transfer knowledge assets to decision makers to ensure solution
uptake at the level of policymaking.
Mission
Vision

5. What is the relevance of Green Health Alliance today?
● Vulnerable populations are
disproportionately affected by climate
change and suffer worse health and
livelihood outcomes.
● Health systems in the Global South need
to focus on equitable health outcomes for
these communities in a low-carbon,
climate-just way.
● Health systems in the Global South need
to become more resilient to
climate-related events.
● Key stakeholders & decision makers are
not considering the intersectional effects
of climate, change, health and food
systems.
● There is a dire need for a convening
platform to lend cohesion and orientation
to catalyse sector-wide transformation in
green health.
● There is also a need to create mechanisms
for catalytic capital to support
entrepreneurship, incubation and market
penetration in this domain.

6. Guiding Principles
*inspired by Catalysts2030
People and planet
at the center
while setting priorities
Embracing diversity
through multidisciplinary,
multi-faceted,
multi-stakeholder
collaboration and
collective action
Globalized outlook,
localized strategies
and solutions
Community-centered and
inclusion driven by shaping
of priorities for the most
vulnerable, equity-focused
with non-partisan
approaches
Evidence-informed
decision making to
facilitate policy and
action leading to impact

7. THRIVING RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES
INNOVATORS
TECHNICAL EXPERTS
GOVERNMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR GHA Impact Canvas
IMPACT
HEALTH FOOD
CLIMATE
CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATIONS
DONORS
INVESTORS
GREENING
INSTITUTIONS
STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK
Solution
Identification/
Designing
Partnership
Framework
Implementations
Problem
Identification
MULTIDISCIPLINARY GHA PARTNERS
Facilitated & Anchored by GHA Secretariat
(Catalyst Foundation)
Scaling
Innovation

8. GHA Secretariat
GHA
Secretariat
Governance &
Management
Operations &
Technical Support
Governance, Strategy
& Legal
Communications &
HR
Public Health Experts
Partnerships
Engagement
Climate Change
Experts
Catalyze & Convene
Communicate
Communitize
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2
3
Provide technical support, resource
mobilisation & knowledge through
domain experts, private sector &
non-profit partners
Measure, assess, evaluate, learn &
share tools, instruments, experiences
& good practices
Incubate, demonstrate, strategise &
scale solutions
GHA Workstreams

9. Current Priority Areas
#1. Health systems resilience building for vulnerable
communities through net zero interventions
Sustainable Water & Waste Management
● Dead-end & Single use plastic
management (Pandemic Plastics)
● Sustainable Waste & Water
conservation measures &
Management
Renewable Energy and Energy Security
● Solarisation of the health
institutions (Selco, ISA, KIHT, etc.)
● Renewable fuels and inclusion of
co-firing mechanisms for DG sets
etc.
● Sustainable cooling solutions
Lowering the GHG Emissions (apart from
energy, water & waste)
● Indoor Environmental Quality
Management
● HEPA & Air quality management
PM2.5, PM 10 etc.
Net Zero Transition
● Sustainable & Green building
materials & resources
● Sustainable procurement, handling,
value chain management
● Overall carbon footprint management
● Technical support & staff capacity
building
Public & Private
Health Institutions
& Networks in
Priority
Geographies
(Aspirational
Districts in India)

10. Current Priority Area 1. Recommended Green/Sustainable Solutions
S.No Category Green Solution Recommended Partner
1. Clean & renewable
energy
Solarization of critical hospital functions (including labour room) Selco, MySun, Tata Power, Hamara Grid
Solar cold chain solutions Selco, PATH
Solar-powered medical O2 system KIHT
Solar-powered equipments and emergency care solutions Selco, Hamara Grid, Power 2 All, Sustain Plus
Other space and retrofitting solutions Various partners can be considered
2. Water conservation
& management
Hospital waste water treatment DEWATS, Schneider
Water flow regulators/sensors/ restrictors for taps and water
saving taps
Various partners can be considered
Rainwater harvesting Various partners can be considered
3. Hospital waste
management
Pyrolysis for hospital bio-medical plastic waste and other
associated solutions
Fuzhio
Recycling E-waste - Avoid E-waste from healthcare facilities from
entering landfills
Goonj, SIMS Recycling
4. Tele-health Telecare, Telemedicine Swasti, Elderaid and various other players
5 Facility Assessment &
Construction
Building design & construction - Sustainable buildings, cost
savings
CII-IGBC; CII-ITC-CESD, Green Jams
Building assessment & rating system - Awareness & adherence to
green building norms
CII-IGBC, GRIHA, GBCI and LEED

11. Current Priority Area 1. Ongoing Project
Supported by
Identifying the
scope to improve
healthcare service
in the North-East of
India through
adoption of
renewable energy
What is the true
state of electricity
access in the
North-Eastern
states
Is renewable
energy a feasible
option- to what
extent?
What are the other
social determinants of
positive health
outcomes?
What is the
appetite for
shifting to
renewable energy?

12. Current Priority Areas
#2. Ensuring reproductive and newborn health by supporting pregnant
women in vulnerable communities adapt to climate change
Effects of climate change on
delivery outcomes:
● Worse nutritional outcomes
and food insecurity
● Increased risk of preterm
birth
● Increased probability of low
birth weight and stillbirth
● Greater energy insecurity &
overall vulnerability of
maternal health facilities
Catering to the needs of pregnant
women:
● Identifying and mobilizing
sustainable cooling solutions for
household use
● Unlocking and mobilizing
financing to improve household
access to other climate
adaptation products for
maternal health
● Disseminating and
institutionalizing best practice
guidelines for pregnant women
● Counselling and psychosocial
support through telecare
Improving institutional response for
expectant mothers
● Integrating climate change
awareness and knowledge in
Quality Improvement (QI)
programming targeted at
maternity service hospitals
(FOGSI etc).
● Prioritizing health facilities with
maternal and newborn units for
net zero /resilience building
interventions to ensure reliable
24/7 service.
● Inclusion of maternal health in
global and national policies on
climate change adaptation.

13. Current Priority Areas
#3. Empowering community institutions to leverage data & technology for
better climate intelligence to improve well-being
Farmers
Slum
Dwellers
Fishers
Street
vendors/
outdoor
workers
Ensuring food security and
nutrition
● Climate intelligence for
cropping -weather,
drought and rainfall
prediction
● Sustainable and
climate-resilient inputs
(seeds, fertilizers etc)
Early warning for disasters and
infectious disease (ID)
outbreaks
● Flood prediction and
humanitarian health
response
● Environmental and
participatory
surveillance for ID
outbreak
Improve sustainable fishing
ecosystem
● Intel on sea/ocean
temperatures and rising
sea levels to identify
alternative catchment
areas
● Catalyze advocacy
efforts towards
sustainable fishing
Tackling rising temperatures and
heat-related illnesses
● Innovative solutions for
decent outdoor work
environment - design,
facilities etc
● Advocating for prominence
given to heat-related
illnesses in national and
global health systems

14. Current Priority Area 3. Ongoing Project
Supported by
IAPHP is the country’s first multi-sectoral platform of diverse experts set up to promote
early warning and preparedness within health systems in India. Climate change is leading
to a sharp rise in infectious diseases (ID), including vector-borne, water-borne and zoonotic
diseases of future pandemic potential, and the Alliance promotes environmental
surveillance (ES) as an effective tool for overall community vigilance.
Objectives
● Advocate for ES at the national level for better ID management, including zoonotic
diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
● Discuss and distil world-class insights for better public health preparedness through
studies and research.
Convening the
Indian Alliance for Public Health Preparedness

15. Key Partners
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Supporting Partners:
Technical Partners:
Knowledge Partners:

16. For more information contact:
Dr Angela Chaudhuri: angela@catalysts.org
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