COP28 Health Day

WHO
Dec 04, 2023

COP28 Health Day


COP28 UAE Presidency, in collaboration with WHO, the Wellcome Trust and partners, is hosting the first-ever Health Day at the COP28 UN Climate Conference, taking place in Dubai, the UAE from 30 November to 12 December 2023.

The Health Day will be focusing on 5 key topics:

  • Showcasing evidence base and clear impact pathways between climate change and human health
  • Promoting "health arguments for climate action" and health co-benefits of mitigation
  • Highlighting needs, barriers and best practices for strengthening climate resilience of health systems
  • Identifying and scaling adaptation measures to address the impacts of climate change on human health (including through One Health)
  • Taking action at the nexus of health and relief, recovery and peace.

The first-ever COP28 Health Day will feature the following events:

  • Health Day Opening: Unpacking political and financial commitments
  • How climate change affects our health
  • Health response to climate change in context of G20
  • How ambitious emission reductions can save lives
  • Adaptation & resilience to address the health impacts of climate change
  • Finance roundtable on climate and health: strengthening the role of development banks and financial institutions

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