From its inception, Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has advanced a clear and evidence-based message: protecting the environment is fundamental to protecting human health.
Across 25 years, DEA has helped:
- Establish climate change as a major health issue in Australia
- Elevated the role of doctors in climate and environmental advocacy
- Influenced national policy, legislation and public debate
- Supported the transition to a cleaner, healthier and more resilient future
Our core topics are:
- Human health is at the heart of the climate emergency response
- Fossil fuel phase-out and renewable energy
- Clean air and water protections
- Nature protections
- Sustainable health systems and healthcare emissions reductions
- Climate-resilient healthcare systems
- Medical education on climate and planetary health
We advance these issues through research, submissions, public and medical education, media engagement and direct advocacy to governments and communities.
Read our full history here: DEA at 25: Key Milestones and Ongoing Impact