Climate change and its impacts on health are expected to get increased visibility in New York next week during the annual U.N. General Assembly. But a senior official at The Rockefeller Foundation hopes it translates to funding.
“Walking the talk is all about a serious commitment to help countries with their adaptation plans, specifically on health. And I want to see the dollar number. I want to see it increase,” Dr. Naveen Rao, senior vice president for health at the foundation, told Devex.
Donors committed about $1 billion for climate and health at the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai last December. That included $100 million from The Rockefeller Foundation, which pledged $1 billion at UNGA in 2023 to advance climate solutions over five years.