WHO chief welcomes Türkiye's climate and health initiative at COP31
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Türkiye has launched the Antalya Initiative for Health Resilience at the COP31 climate summit, strengthening international efforts to address the health impacts of climate change.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the initiative following a roundtable hosted by Türkiye on the future of the Baku COP Presidencies Coalition for Climate and Health.
Tedros thanked Türkiye for hosting the meeting and Azerbaijan for establishing the coalition, which seeks to maintain political momentum and ensure continuity in climate and health commitments across successive COP presidencies.
Highlighting achievements over the past five COPs, he cited the UK's commitments to climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems, Egypt's efforts to link climate and nutrition, the UAE's first Health Day, Azerbaijan's establishment of the coalition and Brazil's Belém Health Action Plan.
He warned that fragmentation, rather than a lack of ambition, posed the main challenge to advancing the agenda.
The coalition can help ensure that commitments are implemented, financed and reported on, Tedros said, reaffirming WHO's readiness to support the initiative through COP32 and beyond.
"Together, let us turn commitments into action and build healthier, more resilient societies for generations to come," he added. (ILKHA)
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