Climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems: Lessons from practice and policy

COP31
14 November 2026 h. 14:00-15:00 TRT (12:00-13:00 CET) | Antalya EXPO Center, Antalya, Türkiye – Health Pavilion
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Health systems must both reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen their resilience to climate change. Yet mitigation and adaptation are often planned, financed and implemented separately.

At the COP31 “Climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems: Lessons from practice and policy” side event, held at the COP31 Health Pavilion (Antalya EXPO Center, Antalya, Türkiye) on 14 November, from 14:00-15:00 TRT (12:00-13:00 CET), this will be the focus.

This moderated panel discussion will bring together experts from the fields of climate science and public health. CMCC – with the participation of researcher Francesco Colelli as speaker – will contribute its perspective as a leading international research center on climate chance, alongside representatives from national and international public health research institutes and departments of health, including the Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), World Health Organization-Western Pacific Region Office (WHO-WPRO), International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI); Healthcare Without Harm (HCWH), Philippines Department of Health, The Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI), and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).

The discussion will share emerging research and policies for climate resilient and low-carbon health systems, as also draw on global experiences and practical insights from a forthcoming book on climate change and health systems. The session will explore lessons across countries and levels of implementation, identifying barriers, and enabling conditions and opportunities for integrating mitigation and adaptation into health-system action.

This event is one of the several CMCC contributions to COP31, the 31st edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP) organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

COP31 is a major United Nations climate conference that brings together world leaders, non-governmental organizations, and experts to negotiate and advance global actions to address climate change. The conference will focus on implementing international climate agreements and promoting sustainable development through priority actions to tackle the climate crisis.

All side events hosted by the COP31 Health Pavilion will be recorded and livestreamed: consult the dedicated link.