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At this historic moment, when global actors are increasingly recognizing the links between climate change and health, WHO is bringing health leaders to the forefront of the debate at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) to give them the voice they need and deserve. To this end, the first-ever Health Day and Climate–Health Ministerial at a COP will be held on 3 December.
Countries in the WHO European Region are moving faster to take action on climate change to protect our health and that of future generations. Through this European Regional Dialogue, which brings together high-level health leaders from the Region and beyond, we aim to unpack the different dimensions of the climate change and health agenda, focusing on regional policy and political commitments, recognizing the power of new partnership opportunities, and learning from national ambitions for climate action. Our aim is to empower the health community by making its voice heard to ensure that health is well-anchored in the climate change agenda and to pave the way for strong and straightforward policies at national and local level. We must act now, we must act together.
The outcomes of the European Regional Dialogue will provide important input to the first-ever COP28 Climate–Health Ministerial, which will take place immediately after the Dialogue.