Next UN climate summit to consider health issues in depth for first time

Cop28 president Sultan Al Jaber says summit in Dubai in November will dedicate a day to healthThe next UN climate summit will be the first to consider health issues in depth, with a meeting of global health ministers to highlight the consequences of the climate crisis for wellbeing.Sultan Al Jaber, the president of Cop28, which will take place in Dubai this November, said on Tuesday: "We will be the first Cop to dedicate a day to health and the first to host a health and climate ministerial. And we need to broaden our definition of adaptation to enable global climate resilience, transform food systems and enhance forestry land use and water management." Continue reading...