The Belém Health Action Plan for the adaptation of the health sector to climate change

The Belém Plan provides a tangible framework for governments to build climate-resilient health systems. It calls for adaptation through improved climate-informed surveillance and monitoring systems; evidence-based policy and capacity building; and the development and production of innovative, climate-resilient health technologies, and supply chains. Importantly, the Belém Plan aligns with the WHO’s Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 2025-2028, which was approved earlier this year at the World Health Assembly. The plan calls for health to be integrated into national and international climate agendas.    

The Belém Plan will be put forward for voluntary, non-binding adoption at COP30. If adopted, it will advance the WHO Plan, COP30 Action Agenda, and the Global Goal on Adaption. In fact, several proposed indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation are designed to monitor implementation of the Belém Plan.