World Health Organisation Technical Advisory Group on Economics for Environment, Climate Change (External organisation)

O'Hare, B. A. (Participant)

Activity: Membership types › Membership in special-interest organisation

Description

Inaugural World Health Organisation Technical Advisory Group on Economics for Environment, Climate Change & Health Meeting (TAG-EconECH)

Period	13 Dec 2023
Held at	World Health Organisation Technical Advisory Group on Economics for Environment, Climate Change, Switzerland
Degree of Recognition	International

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Background The Technical Advisory Group on Economics for Environment, Climate Change and Health (TAG-EconECH) provides independent advice to WHO including on its strategic priorities and plans of action on specific topics relating to economics for environment, climate change and health. Its members have expertise in several areas including, but not limited to the following: health economics environmental economics climate change economics labour economics public financing investment cases cost-benefit analysis Objectives This Technical Advisory Group: Provides independent evaluation of the scientific-technical and strategic aspects of the economics for environment, climate change and health, with a focus on the global Investment Case for Health, Environment and Climate Change; Recommends priority topics related to economic evaluation and analysis for environment, climate change and health for consideration within the Organization and/or relevant technical unit; Advises WHO on its economic evaluation and analysis for the environment, climate change and health, especially as it relates to the global Investment Case for Health, Environment and Climate Change; and Reviews and makes recommendations to WHO on disease and intervention priorities, economic models and estimates (e.g., of cost of inaction, intervention costs, economic benefits, and cost-benefits), and economic arguments for interventions addressing environmental, climatic and occupational risk factors.