New commission will offer pragmatic and cost-effective health sector solutions to address climate change In response to escalating climate-driven health threats, including emergencies, WHO/Europe is today launching the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health ( PECCH ), a bold new initiative to confront one of the defining health challenges of our time. Chaired by former Icelandic Prime Minister Her Excellency Katrín Jakobsdóttir and supported by Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sir