The 2025 Global Conference on Health and Climate, to be held in Brasília from 29 to 31 July, will bring together stakeholders from across sectors to highlight how ambitious and just climate actions—especially at national, subnational, and local levels—can deliver major health co-benefits. The event supports the broader goals of COP30, which will be hosted by Brazil in November 2025, and aims to ensure that health and equity are positioned at the center of global climate negotiations.

The Conference will result in the launch and consolidation of the Belém Health Action Plan, a strategic document outlining the role of the health sector in advancing climate resilience and equity. To support this objective, a central component of the Conference will be the Ideas Lab: an open and participatory space designed to showcase innovative initiatives, stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue, and promote solution-oriented discussions at the intersection of climate and health. The Ideas Lab is intended to foster contributions that inspire action, elevate underrepresented voices, and inform COP30’s Health Day and related deliverables.

The Ideas Lab aims to create an interactive platform for sharing, discussing, and advancing innovative practices, research, and policy ideas that contribute to climate-resilient and equitable health systems. Sessions should encourage cross-sector dialogue and highlight concrete solutions that are adaptable to diverse territorial and institutional contexts.

Specifically, the Ideas Lab will:

• Promote forward-looking and evidence-informed discussions on climate and health;
• Highlight innovative practices, including local and Indigenous knowledge, youth-led initiatives, and technological solutions;
• Foster dialogue among governments, civil society, academia, multilateral organizations, and private sector actors;
• Generate inputs that contribute to the implementation of the Belém Health Action Plan;
• Feed into the health discussions at COP30 and future national and global climate-health strategies.

Selection Criteria

The Ideas Lab will prioritize proposals and presenters that bring pragmatic approaches, innovation, and alignment with the goals of the Global Conference. While participation will be by invitation, the selection process will follow clear, merit-based criteria to ensure transparency, diversity, and impact. The selection of Ideas Lab sessions will be guided by the following criteria:

• Practical Relevance and Potential for Impact: Proposals should be grounded in real-world experiences or practices—ongoing or completed—and demonstrate potential to generate meaningful change in the climate-health nexus. We will welcome solutions informed by lived realities, adaptable models, and tested innovations.
• Regional and Institutional Diversity: Efforts will be made to ensure geographic balance and representation of diverse institutional actors—including voices from low- and middle-income countries, subnational governments, and underrepresented regions.
• Innovation and Transformative Potential: Sessions should introduce forward-looking solutions, emerging approaches, or replicable models that can support health system adaptation to climate change.
• Equity and Inclusion: Proposals that reflect gender equity, youth participation, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, or other forms of community leadership will be highly valued.
• Potential Contribution to COP30: Presentations that can directly inform the development of the health discussions for COP30 will receive particular attention.

The full Terms of Reference can be accessed here.

Submit your proposal before June 10 by filling out one of the online forms below.