Official COP28 side-event: Health, food and climate - A systems perspective for urgent climate action

Blue Zone, Side Event Room 4
Monday, December 11th at 18.30–20.00 (UTC+4)

At COP28, Finland, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nordic Council of Ministers are hosting an official side-event bringing together global leaders and experts in dialogue about the connections between food, health and the climate.

Program and speakers

Opening

• High-level opening speaker (to be announced)
• Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization (video)  
• Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers

Research insights

• Moderator: Dr Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN
• Dr Rune Blomhoff, Professor, Oslo University, Project Leader of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023
• Dr Madhuvanti Murphy, University of West Indies, Barbados 

High-level panel

• Host: Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers
• H.E. Dr Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
• Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General for Food Sustainability, DG Sante, European Commission
• Dr Francesco Branca, Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization
• Lana Weidgenant, Youth representative, The Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for Children and All 

Pre-registration is required for the event. 

Read the full program and register here