UNU Global Health will join the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), taking place in Antalya, Tรผrkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026, contributing to a series of events focused on advancing climate-resilient, equitable and sustainable health systems. Through partnerships with United Nations agencies, governments, civil society organizations and research institutions, UNU Global Health will help convene discussions on health adaptation, gender-responsive climate action, maternal and child health, climate mobility, monitoring and accountability, and broader efforts to strengthen resilience in the face of climate change.
The events below highlight UNU Global Health's engagement across COP31 and provide opportunities for dialogue, knowledge sharing and collaboration at the intersection of climate change and health.
9 November | 12:00-13:00 ๐ Uzbekistan Pavilion
From Climate Risk to Resilient Health Systems: Financing Gender-Responsive Adaptation in Central Asia
Lead Organizer: UNFPA & GGGI
9 November | 14:30-15:30 ๐ German Pavilion
From Global Indicators to Local Resilience: Making Adaptation Monitoring Work for Communities
Lead Organizer: Save the Children
Partners: UNU Global Health, ICLEI Europe, Climate Alliance, YADA Association Tรผrkiye
11 November | 18:30-20:00 ๐ UN Official Side Event
Children in UNFCCC Processes: Advancing the GGA, ACE and Just Transition (title to be confirmed)
Lead Organizer: Save the Children
Partners: To be confirmed
12 November | 09:00-10:00 ๐ Health Pavilion
From Belรฉm to Impact: Operationalizing Child-Sensitive GGA Health Indicators
Lead Organizer: Save the Children
Partner: UNU Global Health
12 November | 16:45-18:15 ๐ UN Official Side Event
Resilient Health for Mothers and Newborns: Financing Climate-Resilient SRHR and Protection Systems
Lead Organizer: UNFPA
Partners: UNU Global Health, OHCHR, Wellcome Trust, UNFCCC
13 November | 09:00-10:00 ๐ Health Pavilion
Adaptation without a Baseline: Heat, Health and the Limits of Climate Response in Fragile Settings
Lead Organizer: WHO EMRO
Partner: UNU Global Health
13 November | 10:00-11:00 ๐ UNFCCC Pavilion
One UN Approach to Action on Climate Health and Wellbeing
Lead Organizer: UNU Global Health
13 November | 14:00-15:00 ๐ Health Pavilion
The Climate-Mobility-Health Nexus: Research as a Bridge to Coordinated Action
Lead Organizer: WHO
Partners: IFRC, UNHCR, UNU Global Health, Migration Youth & Children Platform (MYCP), YOUNGO Health
14 November | 15:00-16:30 ๐ UN Official Side Event (Blue Zone)
Resilient and Dynamic Health Systems: Progress from Recent COPs
Lead Organizer: WHO
Partners: UNU Global Health, UNICEF, UNDP, OHCHR, UNFPA
Suggested citation: "UNU Global Health at COP31," United Nations University, UNU Global Health, 2026-10-27, https://unu.edu/global-health/article/unu-global-health-cop31.
