Nature-Based Solutions for Climate and Health: Scaling Up Canadian and Global Innovation

Nature-based climate solutions only receive 3% of public climate finance, despite their potential to realize 30% of the world’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets. At the same time, health professionals are increasingly catalyzing action to support nature-based solutions with co-benefits for health. This side event will feature a moderated dialogue with leaders in the field, including practical recommendations for policymakers and practitioners from the recent WHO-IUCN report on Nature-Based Solutions for Health, Canada's role at the forefront of the global nature prescribing movement and its intersection with Indigenous knowledges, lessons from community-led work in the Global South to effectively integrate nature-based solutions that improve healthcare, youth perspectives on the field, and insights on how government and policy-makers can create the conditions necessary for nature and human health to thrive.

Moderator & Panellist