The U.S. National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) global expert Commission held Parts 2 & 3 of its virtual public workshop on the “how” of systems transformation for health-centered climate action. Across three parts and days, invited presentations and discussions aimed to:
- Identify the structural levers most critical to accelerating health-centered climate action and understand how these levers interact to drive systems transformation.
- Examine the enabling conditions that shape the feasibility and impact of these levers across diverse country and sectoral contexts.
- Distill real-world strategies and actions that have successfully mobilized these levers, highlighting what made them effective, who played critical roles, and under what conditions they gained traction.
- Surface critical barriers, synergies, trade-offs, and tipping points that shape the path to systems transformation, and distill actionable, cross-sector strategies that enable decision-makers to navigate complexity, align interests, and drive scalable impact.
View Full Agenda & Briefing Book
View Part 1 Agenda & Materials (July 25, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM EDT | 3:00 – 8:30 PM CEST)
Access the recording and materials from NAM’s first workshop, The “What” of Systems Transformation.
Workshop Planning Committee
- Saugato Datta, Venn Advisors
- Omnia El-Omrani, Global Climate & Health Alliance
- Mindy Hernandez, World Resources Institute
- Naoko Ishii, University of Tokyo
- Tamer Rabie, World Bank Group
- Simi Thambi, FAIRR Initiative
- Lorraine Whitmarsh, University of Bath
- Catherine E. Woteki, Iowa State University
Learn more about the NAM’s initiative on Transforming Systems for Climate & Health.
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