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Our vision is a world in which global heating does not harm health in the communities it affects most. 

Climate and Health Team | Wellcome

Climate and Health Team

Alan leads the Climate and Health team in the delivery of Wellcome’s strategy in this new challenge area. He joined Wellcome in January 2022 to lead an ambitious new Climate and Health strategy that seeks to put health at the heart of global climate change action.

Director of Climate and Health

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Alan Dangour

Executive Assistant

Ashley Sumner

Before joining Wellcome in January 2020, Max worked in the charity sector and NHS.

Team Coordinator

Max Turnpenny

Madeleine has over 25 years of research experience focused on large-scale, climate-sensitive, health interventions in Low- and Middle-income Countries.

Head of Impacts and Adaptation

Madeleine Thomson

Senior Research Manager

Reetika Suri

Prior to joining Wellcome, Ben worked in the Climate Services and Capacity Building Unit at the United Nations Environment Programme and was a consultant on a range of climate and sustainable development programmes funded by the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, DFID, and European Investment Bank. He has an MSc in Environment, Politics &amp; Society from UCL.

Research Manager

Ben Ryder

Graduate Trainee

Farida Ben-Younis

Modi is Head of Capacity and Field Development for Climate and Health at the Wellcome Trust, where she is leading the programme of research to advance science-based solutions for climate change and health.

Head of Capacity and Field Development

Modi Mwatsama

Rachael Taylor

Before joining the Climate &amp; Health team, Irini worked with Wellcome's International Operations and Research Ecosystems in the Africa and Asia priority area. She has worked in the NGO sector and has a masters from LSE in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies.

Irini Pantelidou

Cathy Guest

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Climate change is a global health problem. Learn how research and science-based solutions can prevent it from getting worse and protect the communities most at risk.

Climate and health | What we do | Wellcome

Climate and health 

Our Planet, Our Health grants awarded

The research projects Wellcome has funded through Our Planet, Our Health, including climate change, urban environments and food.

Our Planet, Our Health grants awarded | Wellcome

Reports

How climate change affects health | News | Wellcome

Explained: How climate change affects health 

From food security to the spread of infectious diseases, our health is intertwined with the planet’s. We outline some of the damaging effects of climate change on health and why climate action cannot ignore the growing evidence.

Four reasons why health must be at the heart of climate action | News | Wellcome

Four reasons why health must be at the heart of climate action

Alan Dangour, Wellcome’s Director of Climate and Health, shares key insights on climate change and health from the latest IPCC report.

Climate change and health: IPCC report findings | News | Wellcome

Five things the latest IPCC report tells us about climate change and health