{"id":8567,"date":"2026-03-05T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/clinical-trials-and-environmental-sustainability-review-of-key-considerations-to-develop-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-strategies\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:30:07","slug":"clinical-trials-and-environmental-sustainability-review-of-key-considerations-to-develop-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-strategies","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/clinical-trials-and-environmental-sustainability-review-of-key-considerations-to-develop-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical trials and environmental sustainability: review of key considerations to develop climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/6af56fec-535d-4041-8c92-4469fc073a75\/content\" alt=\"Clinical trials and environmental sustainability: review of key considerations to develop climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/e676dd94-f47d-4285-885d-a039332e5f3d\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/e676dd94-f47d-4285-885d-a039332e5f3d\/content')\">Download <span>(2.6 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>This report examines how clinical trials contribute to environmental impacts and outlines key considerations for integrating environmental sustainability into trial design, conduct and oversight. It explores the carbon footprint and resource use associated with clinical research activities \u2013 including site operations, participant travel, supply chains, data management and waste \u2013 and highlights how these impacts intersect with climate change risks to health systems and research infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>The document brings together current evidence, emerging practices and policy perspectives to support both climate change mitigation \u2013 reducing emissions and resource use \u2013 and adaptation \u2013 strengthening the resilience of trials to climate-related disruptions. It proposes practical strategies for sponsors, investigators, regulators and ethics committees, such as greener trial designs, digital and decentralised approaches, sustainable procurement and governance mechanisms. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, the report positions environmentally sustainable clinical trials as essential to protecting research quality, participant safety and long-term global health outcomes in the context of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"dynamic-content__accordion\" class=\"dynamic-content__accordion\">\n<h3>Read more<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/health-ethics-governance\/health-and-climate-change\">Ethics in health and climate change<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\n                             <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/health-ethics-governance\">Health Ethics &amp; Governance (HEG)<\/a>,                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nScience for Health (SFH)                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">ISBN: <\/strong><span>978-92-4-012010-5<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240120105?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (2.6 MB) Overview This report examines how clinical trials contribute to environmental impacts and outlines key considerations for integrating environmental sustainability into trial design, conduct and oversight. 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