The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Wellcome and the Rockefeller Foundation have therefore brought together more than 75 technical partners to support the development of scalable, reliable and interoperable systems for integrated climate-based health monitoring and promotion.

Held at WMO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 10-11 September 2024, the meeting convened sponsors and leading experts in health information systems, digital health, climate data and climate and health research and policy, as well as representatives ministries of health.

“We are at a unique moment where the convergence of climate science, technology and public health presents us with unprecedented opportunities. By combining the expertise of the meteorological community with that of the health community, there is enormous potential to support the most vulnerable," said Ko Barrett, WMO Deputy Secretary-General. (More on wmo.int)