About this episode

Dr. Daniel Buss discusses the importance of integrating public health into climate policy.

Welcome to the ParlAmericas Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Buss, Unit Chief of the Climate Change and Health Unit at the Pan American Health Organization, highlights why climate policy cannot be effective without including public health.In his presentation, Dr. Buss remarks on his experience integrating an equity-oriented health approach into climate discussions, and the strategies he has found most effective for highlighting connections between climate, health, and gender equality across global and regional instruments. This episode was recorded during the session “Voices at the Table: Collaborating for Impact”, as part of the virtual meeting “Navigating COP Negotiations: A Guide for Parliamentarians on Participation and the Oversight of Multilateral Environmental Agreement Commitments”, held on July 24, 2025, in the lead-up to COP30. -- Bienvenidas y bienvenidos al podcast de ParlAmericas. En este episodio, el Dr. Daniel Buss, jefe de la Unidad de Cambio Climático y Determinantes Ambientales de la Salud de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud, destaca por qué la política climática no puede ser efectiva sin incluir la salud pública. En su presentación, el Dr. Buss…

Topics covered

• climate change
• public health
• gender equality
• equity

Keywords

• COP30
• Pan American Health Organization
• climate policy
• health approach

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