Experts explored ways to better integrate health into the global adaptation agenda at the Roundtable during the UNFCCC SB62 Climate Conference. The focus was on children’s rights, clearer responsibilities and accessible financing.
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The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), together with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Save the Children Germany, convened 51 representatives from governments, academia, and civil society. During the roundtable “Advancing Climate and Health Resilience – The Role of the Global Goal on Adaptation,” they discussed how to embed health firmly within the global adaptation agenda.
Heat extremes, emerging infectious diseases, and food insecurity already threaten nearly half of the world’s population—especially children and other vulnerable groups. Participants called for clearer responsibilities, practicable indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation, easier access to adaptation finance and explicitly child-centred approaches.
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Contributions came from Medanou Gbobada (Climate Change & Health Focal Point, Ministry of Health, Togo), Hendricks Mgodie (Chief Public Health Officer, Ministry of Health, Malawi), Matthias Seiche (Head of Division for Pandemic Prevention & One Health, BMZ), Marek Szilvasi (Director of Programmes, SLYCAN Trust), Patricia Kramarz (Advocacy Manager for Global Health, Save the Children Germany), Dr Mariya Aleksandrova (Senior Researcher & Project Lead Klimalog III, IDOS) and Dr Christoph Strupat (Senior Researcher & Project Lead Health, IDOS). The exchange resulted in a joint call to view climate policy as health protection and to integrate these insights into preparations for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), scheduled for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil.
