Health systems are central to climate adaptation – yet they often remain at the margins of international climate policy and finance. To help change this, the IDOS Health Project, together with Save the Children Germany and SLYCAN Trust, co-organized a high-level side meeting at the World Health Summit 2025 in Berlin.
The meeting on “From Climate Negotiations to Resilient Health Systems” brought together leading voices from policy, science, and practice to explore ways to systematically integrate health into climate and adaptation policy. Following opening remarks by Florian Westphal and a scene-setting presentation by Marek Szilvasi on the climate–health nexus and the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), a lively discussion ensued, moderated by IDOS Director Anna-Katharina Hornidge. Panelists included Niels Annen (State Secretary, BMZ), Sarah Kosgei (Amref Health Africa), Rüdiger Krech (Director, World Health Organization), and Marek Szilvasi (SLYCAN Trust).
At the heart of the discussion was how to move health from the margins to the center of climate policy. Participants emphasized the importance of flexible, country-specific approaches, trust-based cooperation, and the need to embed health considerations systemically—beyond mere adaptation measures. Looking ahead to COP30 in Belém, the panel called for a transparent climate finance architecture, stronger coordination among global actors, and greater attention to children and vulnerable populations.
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