FHF Global Summit 2024

AGENDA

CROSS-CUTTING THEMES

Urgency of immediate action
Innovations in adaptation
Transdisciplinary collaboration

Country-driven solutions
Indigenous knowledge
Loss and damages

Health benefits of mitigation
Advancing youth engagement
Understanding of impact

TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH

9:00 A.M.

Welcome

9:05 A.M.

Introductary Remarks

9:30 A.M.

Sneak Peek from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Select highlights from the upcoming report on global warming and its impact on health, and experts’ consensus around future climate scenarios and their implications

10:00 A.M.

Forward from Findings: A review of recently published evidence in peer reviewed literature, and a conversation about its implications for health systems worldwide, and the new global research agenda needed to inspire climate action and practically inform health sector response

10:30 A.M.

Continuity Dialogue: A conversation between the COP28, COP29, and COP30 planning teams and their perspectives on the opportunities to build on Dubai’s “Health Day”

11:00 A.M.

Break

11:30 A.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

11:40 A.M.

Relief, Recovery, and Peace in the Context of Climate Change: Integrating core development principles for humanitarian assistance and building sustainable climate resilience in fragile states and conflict zones

12:35 P.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

12:45 P.M.

Lunch

2:15 P.M.

Climate Change and Mental Health: New perspectives on climate change, mental health, and the future

3:00 P.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

3:10 P.M.

Advances in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: The increasingly critical role of water availability and safety in the context of extreme weather events and emerging pathogens

4:00 P.M.

Break

4:30 P.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

4:40 P.M.

Food Systems, Food Security, and the Underlying Health of a Population: The undeniable linkages between crop productivity, nutrition, and human health and wellbeing

5:30 P.M.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

8:00 A.M.

8:30 A.M.

Q&A | Update on COP29 agenda planning process

Interactive COP29 Advisory Roundtables: Debate key priorities within each topic and articulate select recommendations for COP29 organizers. Number of roundtables may change.

Business Sector’s Capacity for Delivering Climate Transformation: An in-depth discussion on the business sector’s role in building sustainable and resilient health systems, creating real cost efficiencies, and delivering transformative tools.

Health Interventions for Sustainable Futures: Focused discussion on how the global health community can promote lifestyles that simultaneously improve resilience by improving population health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Trends and Equitable Access in Climate Financing: This roundtable will involve multilateral policy reform and innovative blended finance options to ensure equitable distribution of adequate resources for climate-resilient health systems.

ClimateSmart Data and AI for health: A closer look at the power of predictive disease systems, investment and research needs, modeling methodologies, barriers to uptake, and novel applications.

Media Strategies for Climate Impact: This roundtable will highlight how amplifying advocacy positions and inspiring mitigation commitments through effective storytelling and media engagement for climate impact.

A Way Forward Through Global Innovations to Strengthen the Building Blocks: This discussion will chart a way forward on how innovations in health workforce capacity, urban resilience, WASH, agribusiness and food systems, and mental health adaptation strategies not only strengthen climate-resilient health system building blocks but also can build on them.

2:30 P.M.

Roundtable Read-outs - Topic-specific guidance for the Health Advisory Group to COP29

4:00 P.M.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

9:00 A.M.

Day One Highlights/Review

9:20 A.M.

Meeting the Financial Needs of the Most Vulnerable: Putting development assistance and lending policy principles into action to ensure adequate resources for adaptation

10:20 A.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

10:30 A.M.

11:15 A.M.

Multisectoral Perspectives on Climate Finance: Working across ministries and sectors to determine national risk and secure financing for integrated, harmonized adaptation plans

Break

11:45 A.M.

Environmental Policy, Urban Planning, and New Technologies: Decarbonizing urban centers while protecting vulnerable populations from climate-related peril

12:35 P.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

12:45 P.M.

Lunch

2:15 P.M.

New Technologies for a Climate-Ready Health Workforce: Leveraging innovations in communications technology and artificial intelligence to support health worker needs

3:00 P.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

3:10 P.M.

Building a Movement via Storytelling and Media Partnership: Leveraging the growing understanding of climate change and its impact on human health to inspire action and investment

4:00 P.M.

PROFILES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

4:10 P.M.

COP29 and Beyond: Finding opportunities to make a difference in Baku and at home

5:00 P.M.

Summary and Key Takeaways

5:30 P.M.

FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION.

The Summit agenda is designed to provide participants first with a high level view of our current understanding of climate change and its impact on health, then insights and updates on technical innovations from a series of transdisciplinary panels in fields related to health, an executive take on recent and future developments in climate financing, and finally a thoughtful view of communications and advocacy opportunities to advance investment in next generation solutions for climate and health worldwide. Throughout the Summit we will showcase brief stories of the impacts of climate change on health and the innovation and resilience of individuals in responding to those impacts.