Global health solutions in the context of climate change
THE LATEST
FORECASTING HEALTHY FUTURES HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL AHEAD OF COP30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 10, 2025— Ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Forecasting Healthy Futures hosted its third annual Global Summit in Rio de Janeiro to urge action in climate change and health financing, and surface some of the most pressing challenges and promising pathways forward to protect health in a changing climate.
OUR MISSION
PROMOTING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WORSENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
Forecasting Healthy Futures strives to protect and expand global health gains, in the context of climate change, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable communities worldwide. We approach that mission by inspiring commitment to mitigation action in the public and private sectors, promoting adaptation investment in health systems and solutions to address the impact of global warming, and accelerating innovation to make healthcare systems more resilient to climate threats tomorrow.
According to the World Economic Forum, by 2050 the climate crisis may lead to:
2B+
Healthy life years lost
14.5M
Deaths
$1.1T
In extra costs to healthcare systems
500M
Additional people at risk of exposure to vector-borne diseases
$12.5T
In economic losses
About Forecasting Healthy Futures
THE WORLD NEEDS NEW GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Despite the increased awareness of the direct impacts of climate change on health and the need for proactive solutions and financing, not enough is being done to protect the most vulnerable communities with practical solutions, mitigation action, and investment in healthcare systems.
FORECASTING HEATHLY FUTURES HAS THREE BROAD OBJECTIVES:
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INSPIRE COMMITMENT TO MITIGATION ACTION IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
PROMOTE ADAPTATION INVESTMENT IN HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS
ACCELERATE INNOVATION TO MAKE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS MORE RESILIENT
Driving Innovation
Institute for Health Modeling and Climate Solutions (IMACS)
The Institute for Health Modeling and Climate Solutions is a virtual center of excellence with the mission to help countries accurately anticipate climate-driven changes in malaria transmission and direct their control measures with more precision.
The Institute for Health Modeling and Climate Solutions links experts around the world, advancing the multidisciplinary science of designing increasingly sophisticated early warning systems for malaria prediction. Those systems unlock the potential for precision programming and cost-effective disease elimination; paving the way for successful elimination despite the complexity introduced by climate change.
EARLY FORECASTING HEALTHY FUTURES PARTNERS
THE FACE OF CHANGE CAMPAIGN PARTNERS
THE FACE OF CHANGE CAMPAIGN EARLY SUPPORTERS AND CHAMPIONS
These partners are public champions of the FHF Face of Change campaign created in partnership with TIME CO2
