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COP28 was a watershed moment for climate and health, mobilizing more than 100 countries, finance institutions and high-level leaders for the first-time ever at COP to put human health at the center of climate action.

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Key Outcomes

  • On the first ever COP Health Day, 125 countries endorsed the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health, a statement of ambition and hope that includes a set of shared priorities and a path forward to overcome existing barriers to mainstream health in the climate agenda. Individual country commitments and announcements on climate and health were also included in an Annex to the Declaration, showcasing concrete action from governments to safeguard health.
  • 110 health ministries, including 49 Ministers of Health, attended the first-ever climate-health ministerial at a COP in a breakthrough moment for climate change and health, demonstrating their commitment to place health at the center of climate action.
  • High-level events with finance leaders detailed new financial commitments, as well as the first broadly aligned common understanding of climate-health finance principles, and an aligned Investment Framework, facilitated by the COP28 UAE Presidency.
  • Solution Space showcases: The COP28 ‘Climate-Health Solution Space’ was launched. It provides a comprehensive view of the solution landscape, showcasing 20 to 30 proposals to inspire action on climate-health interventions, building on the finance principles outlined by finance leaders.
  • G20-COP28 Vision: The G20 with COP28 outlined a shared vision of global priorities for a coordinated health response to climate change.
  • The Reaching the Last Mile Forum focused on the health impacts of climate change in its traditional work on infectious disease and last-minute communities, announcing significant new funding.
  • The Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda accelerated actions from governments, businesses, and investors for improved health through adaptation. It includes the delivery of multisectoral heat plans for populations at risk of being exposed to extreme heat, and the building of early warning systems that anticipate reactions for priority climate-sensitive diseases.
  • Businesses covering over half of the pharma and medtech sector by revenue are now members of the Race to Zero campaign, and all 78 health care institutions in the Race to Zero are committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Source: COP28 Thematic Day Summary: Dec 3: Health, Relief, Recovery & Peace Day
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Videos

COP28 Health Day Opening Session: Unpacking Political and Finance Commitments

COP28 Climate-Health Ministerial
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Live from COP28: Putting Health at the Heart of the Climate Agenda

COP28 World Climate Action Summit – Health | Nature | Water | Energy

The Road to COP 28: Action towards Climate Change and Health

WHO’s Science in 5: How is climate change affecting your health?

Health workers share their testimonies on climate change

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Climate Change is jeopardising our health and wellbeing

Climate Impacts on Mental Health
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Additional information