Today marks HealthDay at COP30 Brazil, a pivotal moment for climate and health.
ASPHER’s Climate & Health Task Force is present on the ground, represented by Balazs Adam, ensuring that the voice of public health education is heard where global decisions are made.
At the same time, The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region - ASPHER is actively engaged at the EUPHA - European Public Health Association EPH Conference in Helsinki, dedicated this year to sustainable health and wellbeing. This unique alignment underscores the growing recognition that health must stand at the centre of climate action: locally, regionally, and globally.
In the lead-up to COP30, ASPHER has published its position paper:
“Educate, Commit, Act: ASPHER’s Response to the Climate–Health Crisis at COP30”
In this paper, we call for a sharper mandate for COP30 and present seven essential commitments to advance climateandhealth action across policy, #education, systems strengthening, equity, research, and accountability.
ASPHER continues to work continuously to strengthen climate change, One Health, Planetary Health, and environmental-health education across the European Region. These efforts are made possible through strong collaboration with our valued partners: European Environment Agency, WHO Regional Office for Europe, EUPHA, Lancet Countdown Europe, APHEA, and many others.
We invite all public health institutions, professionals, and learners to join us in this collective effort.
👉 Read and share our position paper here:
https://www.aspher.org/media/resources/2025/11/ASPHER-Position-Paper-for-COP-30.pdf
Together, let us educate, mobilise, and act: for people, for planet, and for a healthier future.
Eric Phillip Twomey
Basel, Switzerland
EHESP School of Public Health