Health · Public Health & Disease · 4 hrs ago
WHO says health will be a key issue at COP31 in Turkey
The World Health Organization says climate change is already harming health, not just creating a future risk.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says climate change can fuel outbreaks and increase heart, lung, cancer and asthma cases, while making healthy food harder to afford.
COP31 is due to take place in Turkey, and the summit’s first day will include a health-focused event.
WHO official Campbell-Lendrum said Turkey has made climate-resilient health systems one of its 10 priorities for the summit.
The WHO hopes delegates will make stronger progress on cutting emissions, protecting people and providing funding, including for communities most vulnerable to climate change.
Ghebreyesus and Campbell-Lendrum are expected to attend and press for action, but the sources do not say what agreements delegates will reach.
WHO says Türkiye has made health one of its priorities for COP31 climate negotiations.
WHO climate and health official Campbell-Lendrum said Türkiye included climate-resilient and dynamic health systems among its 10 COP31 priorities.
COP31’s first day is expected to include a health day, which WHO welcomed.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organization will stress that the climate crisis is a health crisis.
WHO said climate change is already contributing to disease risks and making access to healthy diets more costly.
- Who
- WHO officials Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Campbell-Lendrum discussed the COP31 health agenda.
- What
- Türkiye has made health a priority for COP31 climate negotiations. The summit is expected to include a health day.
- When
- COP31 is scheduled for next week, according to the article. Its exact dates are Not stated.
- Where
- Türkiye. The second article headline says COP31 will be held in Antalya.
- Why
- WHO says climate change is already harming health, and that health arguments can help encourage stronger climate action.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tedros and Campbell-Lendrum discussed health and climate issues, including the COP31 agenda.
Tedros is expected to meet world leaders in Türkiye for COP31.
A health day is planned, which Campbell-Lendrum described as a positive development.
- Host country
- Türkiye
- Summit
- COP31
- Health priorities
- Climate-resilient and dynamic health systems
- Number of priorities
- 10
- Planned event
- A health day on COP31’s first day
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What people are saying
We will once again emphasize that the climate crisis is in fact a health crisis and that health is the strongest argument for climate action.
Türkiye has become one of the leaders of the health agenda within the COP negotiations.
Türkiye has made climate-resilient and dynamic health systems one of the 10 priorities it has set for COP31.
We hope that the health-based arguments we put forward will help encourage stronger action than we have seen at the past 30 COP summits.