Antalya Initiative for Health Resilience (AIR)
The Antalya Initiative for Health Resilience (AIR) is proposed in the context of COP31 as an experience-sharing initiative aimed at advancing dynamic and resilient health systems as a practical response to the growing health risks created by climate change.
AIR was launched on COP31 Health Day (9 November 2026) by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye at COP31 in cooperation with the UNFCCC Secretariat and the WHO-hosted Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) as a practical contribution to strengthening international cooperation and knowledge exchange on climate and health resilience.
AIR seeks to create a shared pool of experiences from countries and other relevant stakeholders, enabling participants to learn from one another, avoid repeating challenges that others have already encountered, and facilitate access to approaches, tools and practices that have demonstrated value in specific contexts. This is a non-binding, voluntary and knowledge-sharing initiative. Participation in AIR will not require formal endorsement or the adoption of a common declaration. Countries and stakeholders may participate according to their interest and capacity and may share experiences on a voluntary basis.
The coordination and technical facilitation of AIR will be undertaken through ATACH, which will support the collection, organization, documentation and dissemination of experiences shared through the Initiative.
For any questions about AIR, please contact atach@who.int (ATACH Secretariat) and disab.uk@saglik.gov.tr (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye).
Share your experience
Countries and non-State actors are welcome to submit their experience in climate change and health as part of AIR. Experiences shared may include examples of successful implementation, but also challenges, barriers, lessons learned, adaptations and approaches that did not produce the expected results. Experiences from across the broad climate and health agenda are welcome.
Download and complete the case study template template and send to atach@who.int and disab.uk@saglik.gov.tr.