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Josh Karliner

Director, Global Partnership - Health Care Without Harm

Josh is an advocate, strategist and author who works to build and support cutting-edge, multisectoral initiatives for environment, health and justice.  Over the past two decades he’s played a leadership role to build a climate resilient, low carbon and more equitable health care sector that advocates for a healthy climate and a just transition.    He has established and co-developed a series of initiatives including the organization’s Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network, with members now in 80 countries.  Closely collaborating with the World Health Organization, and the UK COP Presidency, Josh led HCWH’s work to secure commitments  for sustainable, low-carbon, climate resilient health care from what are now 90 governments and helped establish the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health.    More recently, working with the Asian Development Bank, he also helped secure a commitment from G20 heads of state for climate resilient, low-carbon health systems.  

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