Brazil Launches COP30 Health Adaptation Plan With $300 Million Philanthropic Pledge

Overview

• Health Minister Alexandre Padilha unveiled the Belém Health Action Plan at COP30 as the first international climate adaptation strategy focused specifically on public health, aligned with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
• The plan is recognized by the World Health Organization and has endorsements from dozens of countries and institutions, with Brazil and recent COP hosts collaborating on its development.
• A coalition of philanthropic funders committed an initial US$300 million, with participants including Wellcome Trust and, according to conference announcements, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, targeting heat, infectious disease and data integration projects.
• Following a breach of the restricted Blue Zone, UN climate chief Simon Stiell criticized security and infrastructure shortcomings; Brazilian authorities say they expanded perimeters, increased policing and installed additional cooling and repairs.
• Indigenous representatives pressed for territorial rights, free prior and informed consent and direct access to climate finance, as broader negotiations on the global adaptation goal and funding remain contested at the conference.