WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region
The work of the World Health Organization’s Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region started in October 2019. The Centre is hosted by the Republic of Korea in Seoul and is a Geographically Dispersed Specialised Office of the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.
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Flooded shoreline area in Kiribati, a global warming effect.
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Strategic plan for the WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health (2025-2030)

Cover image of ACE's strategic plan
The health impacts of climate change are no longer a distant threat. They are being felt here and now and becoming more extreme. To address these threats,...

Publications

Gender, climate change and health: pathways to action in the Western Pacific Region

Climate change is a public health crisis with deeply gendered consequences. Across the WHO Western Pacific Region, rising temperatures, extreme weather...

Climate finance for healthier and more resilient societies: a practical brief for the Western Pacific Region

Climate finance is a critical enabler of healthier, more resilient and sustainable societies across the Western Pacific Region. As climate change intensifies...

Regional research agenda on health, migration and displacement in the WHO Western Pacific Region, with a focus on climate change: translating research priorities into policy and practice

The Regional research agenda on health, migration and displacement in the WHO Western Pacific Region provides a framework for strengthening evidence generation...

Climate action for health: a policy guide for co-benefits in the Western Pacific Region

Climate change is an escalating threat to health in the WHO Western Pacific Region, where rising temperatures, extreme weather events and environmental...