On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the College of Nursing organized an online workshop titled “The Impact of Climate Change on Health,” in cooperation with the Sustainable Development Department at Al-Mustaqbal University. The workshop was attended by a number of academics and individuals interested in health and environmental issues and was held via an online platform, aiming to highlight the health impacts of climate change and ways to address them. The workshop was inaugurated by the Dean of the College of Nursing, Professor Dr. Qahtan Hadi Hussein, who emphasized in his speech the importance of addressing climate change as one of the most significant global challenges directly affecting human health. He called for enhancing community awareness and institutional preparedness to confront this phenomenon. The workshop included several key themes, beginning with an introductory overview of climate change, where its concept and major manifestations globally and locally were explained, along with the noticeable rise in temperatures compared to pre-industrial levels. The workshop also addressed the direct impacts of climate change on human health, particularly heatwaves and their health consequences, which may lead to fatalities, in addition to respiratory problems and suffocation caused by dust storms. It further highlighted the issue of dust storms and air pollution in Iraq, noting the increasing number of dusty days, the impact of severe storms on visibility and air navigation, and their association with rising emergency cases and respiratory diseases. In the food security section, participants discussed the impact of climate change on declining agricultural production, including crops such as corn, fruits, and grains, and the resulting effects on nutrition, increased vulnerability, and malnutrition. The workshop also explored the relationship between climate change and the spread of diseases, pointing to the increasing prevalence of tropical diseases such as dengue fever, West Nile virus, Rift Valley fever, chikungunya, and Chagas disease, due to environmental changes affecting disease vectors. Additionally, the workshop addressed environmental displacement, reviewing the growing number of displaced people due to environmental conditions, with a focus on the situation in Iraq and its impact on physical, psychological, and social health. On the mental health aspect, the workshop emphasized the psychological effects of climate change, including anxiety, fear of the future, post-traumatic stress during disasters, and depression resulting from loss of stability, along with the classification of psychological risks before, during, and after such events. The workshop concluded that climate change is a major public health issue closely linked to the environment and disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, which necessitates strengthening health preparedness and community awareness. It concluded with several recommendations, أبرزها raising community awareness of climate-related health risks, enhancing prevention and disaster preparedness measures, and supporting health and educational systems to address the growing challenges of climate change.