COP30 took place in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025, marking the first UN climate summit held in the Amazon region. The location symbolizes the frontline intersection of climate, biodiversity, development, and health, seeking to spotlight climate resilience, equity and social participation.

The Belém Health Action Plan (BHAP) is one of the key strategic frameworks of COP30 emphasizing health systems, adaptation, equity, climate justice, and social participation. Launched on the Health Day on 13 November, the Health Action Plan is designed to mobilize the global community toward building climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems. BHAP is accompanied by two supporting Reports - on Evidence and on Social Participation (see above).

Health was featured prominently in the COP30 Action Agenda (more details here and here) as one of the 30 key objectives, (16) Promoting resilient health systems, positioned under the “Fostering Human and Social Development” axis. Recognizing health as both a frontline impact area and a transformative lever for broader social and economic resilience, COP30 highlighted the urgent need to integrate climate considerations into health policies, financing, and infrastructure worldwide. This focus encouraged countries, cities, and stakeholders to join the Mutirão for health and climate, accelerating solutions that safeguard lives while advancing the Paris Agreement’s goals.

For the fifth year in a row, WHO together with key partners hosted the COP30 Health Pavilion in the Blue Zone. The two-week programme of the Health Pavilion was designed to place health and equity at the heart of climate discussions and to drive bold, evidence-based climate-health action. 

The WHO/UNCC:Learn online course "Climate Change Negotiations and Health" was updated with content relevant specifically to the negotiations. The online course features key information on climate change and its impacts on human health, provides an overview of the climate change negotiations so far, and considers entry points to address health issues and priorities within climate change negotiations and policies. A dedicated Climate Classroom took place online on November 6 at 10:00 CET.

Key climate-health moments at COP30

COP30 Health Day (13 November, 09:00-12:00, Amazonas Plenary, Area E, Blue Zone):

• Ministerial Health Plenary, incl. adoption of the Belém Health Action Plan (09:00-11:00)
• High-Level Roundtable and Announcements on Means of Implementation for Climate and Health (11:00-12:00)

- High-level Action Agenda event "Climate Resilient Health Systems - Growing Momentum for Health Care Climate Action Implementation, Mobilization and Acceleration by Non-State Actors" (13 November, 14:00-15:00,  Action Agenda Area, Axis 5 Thematic Room)

- ATACH Day at the COP30 Health Pavilion (14 November, COP30 Health Pavilion, Blue Zone) 

- Launch of the Supporting Documents to the Belém Health Action Plan (14 November, 09:30-10:30, Action Agenda Area, Axis 5 Thematic Room, Blue Zone)

- High-level Action Agenda event “Monitoring Health Adaptation Progress under the GGA - Advancing Data for Accountability & Action” (14 November, 11:00-12:00, Action Agenda Area, Axis 5 Thematic Room)

- UN High-level event “The Belém Health Action Plan: Accelerating Action on Climate Justice and Health” co-organized by WHO, UNU and other partners (14 November, 13:15-14:45, Side Event room 9, Blue Zone)

Learn more about COP30 from the COP30 Official webpage.

Pre-COP activities

In July 2025, WHO and the Government of Brazil co-hosted the Global Conference on Climate and Health in Brasília. This official pre-COP event served as the second in-person meeting of the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), engaging countries and various stakeholders through shaping bold, evidence-based strategies for COP30.

In September 2025, during UN General Assembly in New York, Brazil Ministry of Health and COP30 Presidency co-hosted a high-level side event and released an updated version of the draft Belém Health Action Plan. An Executive Summary can be accessed here. 

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