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ATACH Global Meeting: Transforming health systems in the face of climate change

04.03.2024 - 05.03.2024

Madrid, Spain

In-person attendance by invitation only, live-streaming available

On 4-5 March 2024, members of the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) will convene for a global in-person meeting. The purpose of the meeting will be to share technical expertise and local experiences of building climate resilient and low carbon health systems among members of the ATACH, and discuss the strategic direction of the ATACH moving forward.

Building on the health outcomes of COP26, COP27 and COP28, particularly the COP28 Health Day, COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health, the Global Goal on Adaptation, the Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda, and the Guiding Principles on Financing Climate and Health Solutions, ATACH members will convene to agree on how these outcomes should shape the priorities of the ATACH moving forward responding to country demands and promoting better understanding of the barriers and opportunities to progress this important agenda.

The event will be co-hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), and the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, and is organized by the WHO. 

Follow the event live-stream on the WHO website.

Download the detailed meeting programme
 

Day 1: Monday 4 March 2024

8:30 - 9:00 (CET) Arrival and Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30 - 10:00 Plenary: Keynote and Scene-Setting Presentations
10:00 - 11:00 Plenary: High-Level Panel Discussion
11:00 - 12:00 ATACH Marketplace and Coffee (*Session will not be live-streamed)
12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Breakout Sessions 1
[CRHS 1] Indicators for health adaptation and climate resilience [I-CAN 1] Nutrition and climate change and health research [SC 1] Sustainable procurement standards to reduce emissions in the supply chain
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 - 16:00                                            Parallel Breakout Sessions 2
[CRHS 2] Climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments [SC 2] Cross-sectoral / multi-agency collaboration at the national level [LCSHS 3] GHG emissions benchmarking
16:00 - 16:30 Break and Return to Plenary
16:30 - 17:30 Plenary: Reflection and Closing of Day 1

Day 2: Tuesday 5 March 2024

8:30 - 9:00 (CET) Arrival and Registration
9:00 - 9:15 Recap of Previous Day and Introduction of Day 2
9:15 - 10:45 Plenary: Financing - From Principles to Climate-Health Action at Country Level
10:45 - 12:00 World Café and Coffee Break (*Session will not be live-streamed)
12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Breakout Sessions 3
[CRHS 3] Climate information for health services (climate-informed health surveillance, modelling health impacts) [LCSHS 2] Action planning for low carbon health systems [I-CAN 2] Opportunities to advance action to integrate nutrition and climate at the national level
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 - 16:00                                                    Parallel Breakout Sessions 4
[LCSHS 1] Indicators to measure low carbon sustainability in health systems [SC 3] The role of the private sector in
promoting greening of supply chains
16:00 - 16:30 Break and Return to Plenary
16:30 - 17:30 Plenary: Reflection and Closing Remarks
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