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← UNFCCC Official Side Events, Tuesday 17 November
Day 9 of COP31 · Ocean, Seas, Nature and Land Use day

Climate Starts with Health: African Leadership for Health Resilience

When
Tuesday 17 November, 18:30 to 20:00Antalya time
Where
UNFCCC Official Side EventsBlue Zone
Organised by
Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC), Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)
On the panel
  • A. Depoux, ISG Paris, Université Paris Cité
  • R. N'Guetta, Abidjan Heart Institute, Côte d'Ivoire
  • R. Sauerborn, HIGH, Heidelberg University
  • S. Barteit, HIGH, Heidelberg University
  • I. B. Diop, African Research Network for NCD, UCAD, Senegal
  • E. Van Deventer, WHO
  • Ch. Halpern, Sciences Po
  • X. Jouven, ISG Paris, Université Paris Cité
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Topics
HealthAdaptation and resilience

Climate change is accelerating Africa's health transition by increasing the burden of noncommunicable diseases. This session explores how African-led research, AI, resilient health systems and prevention can place health at the heart of climate adaptation. Speakers: I.B. Diop, African Research Network for NCD, UCAD, Senegal; R. N’Guetta, Abidjan Heart Institute, Côte d’Ivoire; X. Jouven, A. Depoux, ISG Paris, Université Paris Cité; S. Barteit, R. Sauerborn, HIGH, Heidelberg University; Ch. Halpern, Sciences Po; E. Van Deventer, WHO.