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Thursday, 07 November 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY
World Health Organization, key health initiatives at COP29
The 29th United Nations annual climate conference ( COP29 [https://cop29.az/en/home]), taking place from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks a significant milestone in the global effort to integrate health and climate action, building on commitments made at previous COPs and pushing forward the health agenda to protect health in the face of climate change.
The World Health Organization (WHO) will be at COP29 with the Health Pavilion and high-level events and initiatives, to emphasize the urgent need for integrating health into climate policies and promote the health argument for bold, ambitious and urgent climate action by national negotiators.
New reports highlight the importance of climate action to improve health and wellbeing
The COP29 special report on climate change and health [https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/environment-climate-change-and-health/cop29-special-report_full.pdf?sfvrsn=dd2b816_5] – Health is the argument for climate action and the Quality criteria for integrating health into Nationally Determined Contributions [https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/environment-climate-change-and-health/quality-criteria-for-integrating-health-into-ndcs-7nov2024.pdf?sfvrsn=ccd3e050_6] (NDCs), released on 07 November, stress the importance of positioning health at the core of all climate negotiations, strategies, policies and action plans, to save lives and secure healthier futures for present and future generations.
Key media moments and resources
COP29 health highlights
Through various health initiatives, COP29 will advance previously made global health commitments and reinforce the critical inclusion of health within the climate agenda. Further details, including events to be held during the World Leaders Climate Action Summit [https://unfccc.int/cop29/high-level] (12 and 13 November) can be found at the Health at COP29 [https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/climate-change-and-health/advocacy-partnerships/talks/health-at-cop29/] webpage.
The COP29 Health Pavilion [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/11/default-calendar/cop29-health-pavilion], 11-22 November 2024, Blue Zone, Baku Stadium. Hosted by WHO in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust and the health community, the Health Pavilion will once again will offer a rich two- week programme of events [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/11/default-calendar/cop29-health-pavilion] to showcase evidence, initiatives and solutions to maximize the health benefits of tackling climate change across regions, sectors and communities. All events at the COP29 Health Pavilion events will be live-streamed [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/11/default-calendar/cop29-health-pavilion] and are open to the media to join. The Health Argument for Climate Action, focusing on maternal, newborn, and child health [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/12/default-calendar/the-health-argument-for-climate-action–with-a-special-focus-on-maternal–newborn–child-and-adolescent-health], a WHO and UNICEF high-level event will take place at 16.45 AST (13.45 CET, 12.45 GMT) on 12 November, Health Pavilion (Room SE4). WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director Kitty van der Heijden will host the event which is open to journalists with a valid Blue Zone accreditation. It will also be livestreamed on WHO pages [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/11/default-calendar/cop29-health-pavilion].COP Presidencies bringing Health at the Centre of Climate Agenda, World Climate Action Summit High-Level Party Event hosted by WHO, Spain, Azerbaijan, COP 29 Presidency will be held on 13 November, 17:30 – 18:45 AST in Meeting Room 23. This is an in-person only event.Integrating health into Nationally Determined Contributions: healthy NDCs, hosted by WHO, Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) and UNDP on 13 November, 11:00-12:30 AST, NGIC/UNDP Blue Zone Pavilion
COP29 Health Day [https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/climate-change-and-health/advocacy-partnerships/talks/health-at-cop29/], 18 November
The day will be dedicated to human development, children and youth, health and education. Key health initiatives will include:
Investing in Human Development for Climate Resilience, high-level COP29 Presidency event will take place from 09:30-11:30 AST in Nasimi Room. Azerbaijan, the UN agencies co-leading this initiative (WHO, ILO, UNICEF, and UNESCO), and several multilateral development banks (MDBs) will adopt a Joint Statement and the Baku Principles of Human Development for Climate Resilience.High-level Roundtable on Climate and Health (14:00-16:00 AST, Hirkan Room) will focus on ensuring continuity and synergy across climate and health initiatives, particularly emphasising implementing commitments. Highlights:Baku COP Presidencies Continuity Coalition for Climate and Health, co-led by the UK, Egypt, UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil, in partnership with the WHO, to strengthen partnerships, scale up innovative climate-health financing, and operationalize solutions to enhance health resilience in the face of climate change. Health Impact Investment Platform [https://www.who.int/news/item/23-06-2023-multilateral-development-banks-and-who-launch-new-investment-platform-to-strengthen-primary-health-care-services] (HIIP) will be operationalized. Established at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in June 2023 by WHO, Islamic Development Bank, African Development Bank and European Investment Bank, HIIP aims to make over €1.5 billion available for health financing through concessional loans and grants.
Other health events of interest
See [https://cop29.az/en/programming] for additional information.
Achieving transformative climate action through gender-responsive, rights-based economic approaches, UN event on human rights, Tuesday, 12 November, from 13:15-14:45 AST in Side Event Room 3Turning ambition into action: scaling up adaptation finance for achieving the Global Goal on Adaptation, hosted by COP29 on 13 November, 14.30-16.00 AST, Meeting Room 21Enhancing Climate and Health Action in Pacific Island Countries and Territories, 15 November at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, on the Pacific nations’ unique vulnerabilities to climate change and its impacts on health, and innovative solutions and ways to amplify youth voices to address these pressing challenges. The event will feature Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific and is open to media. High-level Roundtable on One Health for Nurturing Human Development, 15:30-16:30 AST, Nasimi Room on 19 November, the COP29 Food, Water and Agriculture DayThe Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) will host a full day of events [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/11/default-calendar/cop29-health-pavilion] at the COP29 Health Pavilion (Blue Zone)The “Baku Urban Partnership Process” will focus on fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration for climate-resilient and healthy cities, with a declaration adopted at the 3rd Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP29 on 20 NovemberThe Ministerial Meeting on 20 November, COP29 Urbanization, Transport, and Tourism Day, will feature a high-level plenary and thematic roundtables on urban climate resilience, covering topics such as green construction, transport infrastructure, and climate finance Nature, Health, and Resilience/Agriculture in Cities roundtable on 20 November will address extreme heat, promote nature-based solutions, and enhance urban agriculture for improved health and resilience.
Multimedia assets
Photography: Climate and health photo gallery [https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/1595/climate-change-for-press-release]AV (brolls, cut videos, video messages): [https://who.canto.global/b/SSO7M]
Resources for journalists
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