Second Global Conference on Health and Climate: Building Healthier Societies Through Implementation of the Paris Agreement
The conference will define a post COP21 action agenda for the implementation of the Paris agreement for healthier and more sustainable societies, to be supported by the creation of a Global Platform on Health and Climate. Moreover, the conference will result in the following specific outputs:
- A global strategy for health resilience investments
- Guidance on the role of the health sector in climate change mitigation
- An economic approach to assess and value the health “co-benefits” of climate change mitigation measures, as well as savings from investments in climate resilient health systems
- A co-ordinated plan for international monitoring of progress in health adaptation and mitigation at country level
- A global platform to engage with civil society, scientists, and the wider global health community to promote action at the health and climate nexus
Source: who.int