HEALTH & CLIMATE FINANCING SESSIONS
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Sachyn Mital for Global Citizen
ABOUT
The second annual Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions brought together a dynamic coalition of global leaders, passionate activists, health professionals, and visionary business leaders to tackle the urgent and intertwining challenges of climate change and health financing. Held in the middle of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week on Sept. 25 in New York City, the summit spotlighted critical discussions around safeguarding human health and building climate resilience, particularly in vulnerable nations.
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon became the first former Secretary-General of the United Nations to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at Global Citizen Health and Climate Sessions on September 25, 2024. Image: Sachyn Mital for Global Citizen“
Let’s not stop here: much more can and must be done and I know that I can count on all of you!
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) after becoming the first former Secretary-General of the United Nations to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Our Partners
PROGRAM
8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:30-10:25 AM
PROGRAMMING
8:30AM
Keynote Program
Welcome Remarks by Nandi Madida
Keynote Introduction Remarks by Michael Sheldrick
Keynote Remarks by Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
Keynote Conversation with Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of Malawi and Hugh Evans
9:15AM
Opening Remarks by Ban Ki-moon
9:20 AM
International Financial Architecture Reform: Towards a New Governance for a Fair and Equitable Economic Order
This panel aims to discuss if we are on track to build a more inclusive and resilient international financial system for those most impacted by rapid environmental change.
FEATURING: David Passarelli, PhD, Anneliese Dodds, Friedrike Röder, Macky Sall, Ville Tavio, William Roos
10:00 AM
The Climate Crisis and Infectious Diseases - Financing the Global Response
This high-level panel discussion will unpack how to mitigate climate change impacts on vector-borne and infectious diseases while promoting health resilience through sustainable practices and smart investments.
FEATURING: Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Sania Nishtar, MD
10:20 AM
Remarks by Peter Sands
10:25 AM
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
10:35 AM-1:30 PM
PROGRAMMING
10:35 AM
Women's Economic POWER: The Secret Ingredient
This panel explores unlocking women’s economic power across Africa from three distinct angles- ensuring improved gender-responsive health outcomes; reforming financial systems; and unleashing capital to elevate young women business entrepreneurs.
FEATURING: Lydia Charles Moyo, Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, MD, MPH, Pemmy Majodina, Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
11:00 AM
Guardians of the Planet: How Can We Ensure Indigenous People and Local Communities are Leading Efforts to Protect Both Nature and Human Health?
This conversation will contribute to a meaningful milestone announcement at COP30, highlighting how we can collaboratively elevate Indigenous and local communities as leaders in the global effort to protect our planet.
FEATURING: Mustafa Santiago Ali, Puyr Tembé, Constance Chalchat, Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD, MPH, Josh Tosteson
11:30 AM
Addressing the Human Costs of Extreme Heat - Financing Measures to Safeguard Human Health at an International and National Level
We need comprehensive solutions to address the health crisis & economic loss of extreme heat. This panel aims to inspire action towards implementing heat protection laws, securing disaster funding, and unlocking financial mechanisms.
FEATURING: Kimberly Humphrey, MD, Catharina Boehme, MD, Deanne Criswell, Jane Gilbert, Jay Lemery, MD
11:55 AM
How to Scale Financing for the Poorest and Most Vulnerable?
This session aims to discuss the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force, featuring global leaders and expert voices, to flush out if this new and innovative solution around taxing fossil fuel industries is possible.
FEATURING: Andrea Shalal, William Ruto, Gaston Browne, Laurence Tubiana, Wopke Hoekstra, Gargee Ghosh
12:30 PM
Climate Solidarity in the Commonwealth
FEATURING: Sabrina Elba, Sarah Ferguson, Brianna Fruean
12:50 PM
From Farms to Futures: Tracing the Impact of Farming Women
As the risks of climate induced food insecurity and health risks increase, this panel discusses the importance of women farmers and their impact on wellbeing, community nutrition, social safety, and transforming communities.
FEATURING: Nomzamo Mbatha, C.D. Glin
1:10 PM
Closing Keynote
1:20 PM
Closing Remarks
1:30 PM
LUNCH
PARTICIPANTS & MODERATORS
Mustafa Santiago Ali
Executive Vice President of Conservation & Justice for the National Wildlife Federation
Catharina Boehme, MD
Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance, World Health Organization (WHO)
H.E. Gaston Browne
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera
President of Malawi
Deanne Criswell
Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
DJ Cuppy
Musician and Gender Equity Advocate, Nigeria
Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, MD
Gynecologist & Obstetrician, Founder Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF), Nigeria
Sabrina Dhowre Elba
Actor and Model, UN Goodwill Ambassador for International Fund for Agricultural Development, Global Citizen Ambassador
Sarah Ferguson
Duchess of York
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Brianna Fruean
Pacific Climate Warrior, Environmental Advocate, Global Citizen Prize Winner
Jane Gilbert
Chief Heat Officer, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Gargee Ghosh
President, Global Policy Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
C.D. Glin
President, PepsoCo Foundation & Global Head of Social Impact at PepsiCo Inc.
Kimberly Humphrey, MD, MPH
Senior Emergency Medicine Specialist, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Climate Change and Human Health Fellow 2022-2023, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ban Ki-moon
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Jay Lemery, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Endowed Chair in Climate Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD
MPH, is a Dakota and Yaqui writer and Indigenous climate health advocate
Nomzamo Mbatha
Actor, Humanitarian, UNHCR and Global Citizen Ambassador
Natu Mwamba, PHD
Permanent Secretary-Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Government of Tanzania
Sania Nishtar, MD
CEO, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
President and CEO, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Ghana
David Passarelli, PhD
Director, UNU Centre for Policy Research & Head of Secretariat, Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism
Macky Sall
4th President of Senegal and Special Envoy of the Paris Pact for Peoples and Planet (4P)
Peter Sands
Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Andrea Shalal
White House Correspondent, Reuters
Ville Tavio
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Finland
Josh Tosteson
CEO, Everland
Laurence Tubiana
President, European Climate Foundation, Co-Chair of the Secretariat of the Global Solidarities Levies Task Force
What is Global Citizen NOW?
Global Citizen NOW brings together the brightest minds, influential decision makers, and the biggest names in pop culture to create a global agenda for urgent action. The summit is about more than talking about the world’s biggest challenges, it is about taking action to solve them.