UN Climate Conference Bonn – Photo, UNFCCC
Journalists are invited to join a June 16th press conference hosted by the Global Climate and Health Alliance: No Health Without Adaptation Finance at the UNFCCC SB 64 Bonn Climate Conference.
- Where: Nairobi 4, Main Building – Entrance Level
- When: June 16th, 2026, 1200-1230 CEST – check your time zone here
- Online: Event will be livestreamed here
- Contact: [email protected] for information
Speakers:
- Moderator: Jess Beagley, Global Climate and Health Alliance
- Niona Nakuya Kasekende, Regenerate Africa: Health impacts on the ground
- Lina Yassin, IIED: LDC priorities
- Tara Daniel: state of adaptation finance: health and human rights framing
- Pooja Dave, Climate Action Network: closing links – connecting community realities to the negotiations
About the press conference:
Adaptation finance falls dangerously short of the levels needed – UNEP projects that by 2035, the level of adaptation finance required in developing countries will reach US$ 310-365 billion annually. Yet, adaptation finance fell from US$28 in 2022 to US$26 in 2023 (UNEP, 2025). At COP30, Parties committed to triple adaptation finance by 2035.
Adaptation finance across sectors is a lifeline – without it, populations will be left without access to nutritious food, potable water, safe homes, clean and reliable energy, or basic healthcare services. The quality of adaptation finance is also a vital issue, including delivery to communities and avoiding reinforcing cycles of debt, poverty and disease: the poorest countries in the world currently spend more on debt service than on healthcare, education and infrastructure combined (Bridgetown Initiative, 2024).
Well-designed adaptation interventions which protect health and lives offer high returns on investment. Health itself is also a pillar of adaptation, with healthy communities being the most resilient to climate shocks.
ENDS
Contact:
Dave Walsh, Communications Advisor, Global Climate and Health Alliance, [email protected], +34 691 826 764 (Available from 0630 CET)
About GCHA
The Global Climate and Health Alliance is a consortium of more than 250 health professional and health civil society organisations and networks from around the world addressing climate change. We are united by a shared vision of an equitable, sustainable future, in which the health impacts of climate change are minimised, and the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation are maximised.
Find out more: https://climateandhealthalliance.org/who-we-are/about/
