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This session explores the link between Planetary Health, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and climate change, with a particular focus on community resilience and health amid environmental challenges. Drawing on experiences from Indonesia and the Netherlands, we examine how local WASH systems, especially in informal settlements, are managing increasing climate extremes such as flooding, droughts, and heatwaves, and what this implies for public health and ecological sustainability. The session brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students to share insights on adaptive strategies, governance mechanisms, and innovations that support a Planetary Health approach. We will highlight case studies from Jakarta and cities in the Netherlands, emphasising the potential for mutual learning between urban communities in the Global South and North. Through an interactive, hands-on format and roundtable discussions, participants will identify challenges and opportunities for scaling climate-responsive WASH interventions and explore frameworks for integrating health and environmental goals across sectors. The workshop aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly among Indonesian and Dutch institutions, to support the co-creation of research, policy and action with local communities