NAIROBI THURSDAY OCT 16, 2025 – Africa stands at a defining moment where science, policy, and survival intersect. As the impacts of climate change intensify—through droughts, floods, pollution, and disease—millions of lives hang in the balance. The continent is losing an estimated five percent of its GDP each year to these intertwined crises. But Africa is not standing still.
From October 21 to 24, 2025, leaders, scientists, and changemakers will converge in Nairobi for the Pan-African Conference on Environment, Climate Change & Health: Science to Policy at Emara Ole Sereni. The conference represents a bold step toward uniting evidence, innovation, and governance for a healthier, more climate-resilient Africa.
Co-convened by the Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Health and Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, the event brings together powerful partners—CHANCE, ARIN, KEMRI, NEMA, Amref Health Africa, and the Africa CDC—with generous support from Wellcome and other global allies.
More than 600 delegates will gather, including policymakers, researchers, civil society, private sector innovators, and youth voices from across the continent and beyond. The agenda is as ambitious as it is urgent—covering climate-resilient health systems, clean water, pollution management, ecosystem protection, governance, equity, and innovation.
The goal is simple yet profound: to transform scientific evidence into real policy and action that strengthens Africa’s resilience. The outcomes will feed directly into Africa’s unified position at global platforms such as COP30 and the Global Stocktake, ensuring that African priorities shape the future of climate and health policy.
Beyond the event, a new Environment, Climate Change, and Health Working Group will be launched, alongside virtual policy labs to sustain collaboration and drive solutions long after the conference ends.
In the face of mounting crises, this conference is a statement of intent—a declaration that Africa will not wait to be rescued. It will lead with science, act with unity, and build a future where health and climate justice move forward together.
