A transformative wave of Planetary Health leadership is building across the regions of East and Southeast Asia. Recent journeys by representatives from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health and the Planetary Health Alliance to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia revealed unprecedented momentum in regional engagement. From productive meetings with Japan’s Ministries of Health and Environment to a keynote address at the World Health City Forum in South Korea, from innovative urban sustainability discussions in Singapore to Malaysia’s groundbreaking National Planetary Health Action Plan, the region is showing admirable commitment to addressing Earth’s interconnected challenges.
Read a detailed report on these developments and their implications for our global movement on the Planetary Health Alliance’s blog.