US EditionDeadly Heat Worldwide Prompts US$300m for Climate Health Research at COP30
The $300 million pledge supports research on extreme heat, air pollution, and climate-linked infectious diseases, adding to $1-$2 billion in public funding, experts said.
- At COP30 in Belém, a coalition of philanthropies pledged US$300 million to the Climate and Health Funders Coalition to address climate-driven health risks.
- An October report in The Lancet found nearly 550,000 heat-related deaths yearly and 150,000 linked to air pollution, while UN agencies estimated more than 3.3 billion people struggle with rising heat, including children, pregnant women, older people and outdoor workers.
- Among funders, the Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Ikea Foundation joined the coalition alongside The Rockefeller Foundation, while 27 additional philanthropies have signed on but not yet committed funds.
- The pledge supplements public research funding estimated at US$1 billion-US$2 billion, aiming to develop data, guide investments and pilot solutions through philanthropic capital, organisers said.
- Amid rising disease trends, public health experts warn progress on health is declining as dengue fever trends have risen 49 per cent since the 1950s, urging global health monitoring and response communities to act.
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Deadly heat worldwide prompts US$300 million for climate health research at COP30
BELEM, Brazil: With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting US$300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.The money, announced this week at the COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil,
Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30
With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.
Belém, Brazil, Nov 14 (Latin Press) Climate change is causing the death of more than half a million people each year due to extreme heat, causing a global health emergency, according to a report published today at the COP30 Climate Summit. The post COP30: Extreme heat kills half a million people a year first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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