As multilateral cooperation for sustainable development faces unprecedented challenges, our shared mission has never been more urgent. The retreat of traditional donor countries, mounting climate threats, and the confounding crises of migration, conflict, and rising debt are testing the limits of global solidarity. And yet, there are reasons for hope.
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.
Forecasting Healthy Futures (FHF), a global consortium of organizations committed to protecting global health gains from the impact of climate change, is delighted to see the launch of the Baku COP Presidencies Continuity Coalition for Climate and Health announced today at COP29.
The 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) was a turning point for recognising climate change as a human health emergency. There was a dedicated health day for the first time ever and an announcement of a Declaration on Climate and Health signed by over 150 countries.
Ahead of a historic, first-ever Health Day during the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, Forecasting Healthy Futures—in partnership with TIME CO2—announces the launch of a bold and ambitious global campaign - The Face of Change - that centers health as the human face of climate change. With a focus on real and relatable stories, proven, ready-to-scale solutions and open-source creative content to amplify and activate, the campaign aims to inspire a global movement to save millions of lives today from the direct health impacts of climate change while protecting the health of billions of others by accelerating action to arrest global warming.
