The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has received the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Award from the World Economic Forum.

The GAEA Awards celebrate partnerships that convert shared ambition into measurable sustainability progress across five categories.

The Lancet Countdown won under the “Bridging Evidence to Action” category, which honours collaborations that embed scientific evidence in real-world decision-making, shift public narratives, and enable tangible climate and nature solutions.

A global collaboration of over 300 scientists from 100 institutions worldwide, the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change produces evidence-based indicators to track the constantly evolving links between climate change and health.

Among the scientists is Professor Hilary Bambrick, Director of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at The Australian National University.

Prof Hilary Bambrick (left), Prof Paul Beggs (Lancet Countdown Regional Director, Oceania; centre) and Tanya Singh (Lancet Countdown Research Fellow, Oceania; right). Image: supplied

An environmental epidemiologist and bioanthropologist, Professor Bambrick leads Lancet Countdown’s Working Group 2—Adaptation, Planning and Resilience for Health—for the Oceania region. Her research focuses on reducing health inequalities through emissions reduction and climate adaptation.

This recognition, says Bambrick, underscores the power of collaboration to turn science into real-world impact.

Drawing on high-quality scientific data, the Lancet Countdown has informed COP negotiations and national health strategies with more than 2,400 policy citations.Its work provides governments and policymakers with much needed evidence to guide climate and health policy.

Through the GAEA Awards, the Lancet Countdown joins a distinguished group of changemakers whose work contributes to a resilient and equitable world. Other winners of the 2026 GAEA Awards are:

• Plastics Pact Network (for Enabling Innovation Breakthroughs)
• Sustainable Sovereign Debt Hub (for Unlocking Capital at Scale)
• Canopy (for Moving Business for Climate Impact)
• Self-Employed Women's Association (for Empowering Voices to Shape Action)