Marit Viktoria Pettersen

Working for @WHO on the 2nd Global Conference on Air Pollution and #Health in 2025 & on #NCDs and how diseases are impacted by #ClimateChange & #AirPollution

[Health Policy Watch @HealthPolicyW]

Global Temperatures Head For Record Highs in Next Five Years
https://t.co/5TxIC4rKzh

[Health Policy Watch @HealthPolicyW]

A new open-source AI platform is reshaping malaria drug discovery—cutting timelines, lowering costs, and opening collaboration to scientists worldwide.

✍️ @kerrycullinan11
@gatesfoundation @MedsforMalaria @wellcometrust

https://t.co/zaUbGGqVxc

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

My message is clear:
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To the USA & Israel:
It is high time to stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering & triggering devastating economic consequences.
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To Iran:
Stop attacking your neighbours.
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Conflicts end when leaders choose dialogue over destruction.
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That choice still exists.
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And it must be made now.

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Every species on Earth relies on a sustainable climate.

Every fraction of a degree matters when it comes to protecting biodiversity and nature.

Everyone can join the push for #ClimateAction by accessing the latest news and data: https://t.co/m58uGfl6ib

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The Greenland ice cap is losing around 30 MILLION tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis - 20% MORE than what scientists originally thought.

No time to waste. Stopfossifuels. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #go100re

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters struck the USA in 2025, @ClimateCentral reports. The combined toll: $115 billion in direct losses, & 276 deaths.

But such figures tell only part of the story: there are greater indirect costs.

➡️ https://t.co/dlsaaGRNvW

[United Nations @UN]

From ancient microbes in melting glaciers to toxic pollutants from floods, climate change is altering ecosystems and exposing communities.

The world must act to protect people, nature and economies.

@UNEP explores four of these emerging threats: https://t.co/p1po6TRTqN

[Jerome Foster II @JeromeFosterII]

"As a scientist, I've never had reason to be so concerned as I am today for the future we are facing," states @PIK_Climate's @jrockstrom. The first ever Planetary Science Pavilion shall raise the voice of science & support policy process.

[Jerome Foster II @JeromeFosterII]

Finland is aiming to go carbon neutral in 12 years. They're creating jobs by boosting #renewables and saving trees. Its CO2 emissions have already dropped 21% since 1990s levels.

We have the solutions, let's speed up & implement. #ActOnClimate

[UN Development @UNDP]

DYK only 8.6% of the global economy is 'circular'?

This means the majority of what we produce ends up in seas, rivers or landfills.

See why responsible production and consumption matters: https://t.co/Bh5MKs0em3

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Prevention is the best protection. Vaccines are your ally in staying healthy.

Get your recommended vaccines today!

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Air pollution is now more deadly than war, smoking and TB. It kills 7 million people every yr.

We have solutions to keep our communities safe and deal with the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#AirPollution #ClimateChange #climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

The air we breathe.

The water we drink.

The food we eat.

Our medicines. Our livelihoods.

Earth’s ecosystems have extraordinary value & humanity’s survival depends on them. To protect our planet & future, countries must transform economies #ForNature.

[Health Policy Watch @HealthPolicyW]

Nearly 4 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 if warming reaches 2°C.

A new @UniofOxford study warns the biggest adaptation shifts happen before 2030 — as we cross 1.5°C.

✍️@CBhattacharji
@TheSmithSchool @nature_org
https://t.co/L8ATLmqJbs

[Warrior Moms @Warriormomsin]

Each winter, Delhi’s skies turn toxic.
Kids on nebulizers. 1.7 million pollution linked deaths in India. Yet budgets are cut and science denied. As mothers, we marched at India Gate with children and students to be heard. Because our children deserve to breathe #CleanAir.

https://t.co/k9MjG1IvUK via @DanStrumpf 💙

[Health Policy Watch @HealthPolicyW]

🌍 California, Illinois, New York State & NYC have joined @WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.

At a time of shifting US federal policy, state leaders are doubling down on global surveillance, preparedness & multilateral cooperation.

Infectious diseases don’t respect borders — and neither can public health response.

🗞️➡️https://t.co/JXfqcWv2Sm

✍️@kerrycullinan11
@WHOGOARN @KathyHochul @mvankerkhove

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

A warmer world is supercharging tropical cyclones:
⛈️ wetter... meaning more floods
🐢 slower... prolonging exposure, resulting in greater damage
🌪️ rapid growth in intensity... meaning less time to prepare

We need to adapt to this new reality to protect lives & livelihoods.

[NCD Alliance @ncdalliance]

⚡Did you know that air pollution causes more than one in eight deaths globally, with many millions more living with debilitating NCDs?

💚Clean air interventions are shown to be cost-effective and fast-acting, but air pollution is only beginning to get the policy attention it deserves.

🎥Learn more about how we can act on #airpollution and #ActOnNCDs in a video created with support from @CleanAirFund.

[Marit Viktoria Pettersen @maritvp]

https://t.co/cUkzWdwFGy #GlobalHealth @WHO #G20SouthAfrica #G20

[Dr Maria Neira @DrMariaNeira]

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows@WHO⁩ ⁦@worldheartfed⁩ ⁦@ourcommonair⁩ ⁦@LancetCountdown⁩ ⁦@Warriormomsin⁩ ⁦@EuroRespSoc⁩ https://t.co/qzcwhpNBlN