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Climate change is the defining health challenge of our time, but the pace of the crisis is rapidly outrunning adaptation efforts. There is not enough money being invested to reinforce the resilience of healthcare systems, whilst the funding that is available is difficult for those most at risk to access.    At #UNGA79 we convened the Collective MindS Climate x Health Council together to launch our new actionable framework to fast-track flexible finance for locally led health adaptation.    Here’s what members of the Council had to say about how we can adapt to the health impacts of climate change, strengthen the resilience of healthcare systems and protect lives    Thank you to all of the Collective MindS Climate x Health Council for your valuable insights, including those featured: Paul Walton, Omnia El Omrani, H.E. Prof. Dr Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Jack Leslie & Vanina Laurent-Ledru. #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #FromRiskToResilience

Thanks to our Gold September activities, the last month has been one to remember.    We've hosted and taken part in a range of milestones to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to create awareness of the impact of cancer on children and their families around the world.    The campaign uses the color gold to honor the courage of children with cancer, and participation means expressing solidarity, standing up and speaking out for those affected.    Here are some of our #GoldSeptember highlights at Foundation S:     🏃 We did it! Over 1100 Sanofi employees participated in the Imagine for Margo - Children without Cancer, raising over €200,000 for childhood cancer research.    🔈 Sanofi hosted expert speakers at a Childhood Cancer Symposium to raise awareness on paediatric cancers, highlighting advancements in their CSR Childhood Cancer R&D program and our flagship My Child Matters initiative. Foundation S has supported 140,000 children with cancer has and contributed to train 50,000 healthcare professionals in over 88 countries.   🤝 The plenary session by GFAOP -Groupe Franco Africain d'Oncologie Pédiatrique at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva was a collective effort, focusing on advancements in cancer research projects and the importance of partnerships in driving cancer research forward.    💻 We are supporting the first hackathon dedicated to paediatric cancers, thanks to the Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster (PSCC). Applications are open until October 25th!    Here’s to 2025! #GoldSeptember 

Un pas de plus vers un avenir sans cancers des enfants ! 🎗️ La course Imagine for Margo - Children without Cancer a été un moment fort cette année avec plus de 1,100 Sanofiens qui se sont mobilisés pour soutenir les enfants atteints de cancer. Cet événement s'inscrit pleinement dans l'engagement de Foundation S et de son programme #MyChildMatters pour la lutte contre les cancers de l’enfant. Depuis plus de 15 ans, notre programme My Child Matters soutient des projets à travers le monde pour améliorer les soins pédiatriques contre le cancer. La course #ImagineForMargo symbolise cette conviction que chacun de nos efforts, qu'ils soient sur le terrain ou sur une ligne de départ, contribuent à faire une différence concrète dans la vie des enfants touchés par un cancer. Merci à tous les collaborateurs de Sanofi pour leur énergie et leur engagement. Ensemble, nous créons un meilleur futur pour les générations à venir. #GoFightWin

Local actors are uniquely positioned to drive adaptation to the health impacts of climate change, yet 90% of climate financing doesn’t reach the local level.   Learn more about the barriers that prevent finance from reaching local actors. 👉   These findings are part of the latest Action Report from the Collective MindS Climate x Health Council published at UNGA 79. #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #FromRiskToResilience

The consequences of climate change are being felt now and cannot be ignored. The climate crisis is not just a threat multiplier, it is an inequality multiplier. Across the world, it is evident that climate change is threatening lives and impacting the health of millions of others.   It’s time for action. That is why I have signed this letter published in Fortune, in partnership with Foundation S and others, urging global leaders to prevent lives being lost to the climate crisis:    https://lnkd.in/ewfVcQTR   #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #TimeToAdapt

🌐Nearly half of the global population already live in areas highly vulnerable to climate change. We need immediate action to help them become more resilient – or we face dire consequences.   📚In that context, the latest Action Report from the Collective MindS Climate x Health Council is an important milestone.   🩺The report provides an actionable framework to promote flexible and accessible financing for locally led adaptations that protect health. ⬇️Download it ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dpMRJYkx.   Foundation S   #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #FromRiskToResilience #FutureAfricaEurope

Today, I urge you to read this open letter, which I co-authored with a coalition of global health leaders convened by Foundation S: https://bit.ly/3BhZ7yb It emphasizes a critical reality: we could lose millions of lives to climate change by 2050. We’re facing a daunting $366 billion gap in climate adaptation funding, with less than 5% allocated to health. These aren’t just statistics; this is a call to action. We must act swiftly and decisively. To everyone attending #UNGA this week, let’s unite around this urgent message. Together, we can protect lives and strengthen resilience for generations to come. Thank you.

We need immediate action to help those highly vulnerable to climate change to become more resilient – or we face dire consequences. Not only is climate and health adaptation seriously underfunded, but the funding that is available is also largely inaccessible to those most at risk.   That is why we have launched our latest Action Report from the Collective MindS Climate x Health Council, ‘From Risk to Resilience: Unlocking Climate and Health Finance for Local Health Adaptation’, in partnership with the Africa-Europe Foundation 🤝 The report identifies mechanisms to ensure financing for climate adaptation reaches communities most in need, serving as a blueprint for action for world leaders to turbocharge sustainable development goals by bridging siloes in climate and health.    Read the report to learn more about the concrete steps we can take to adapt to the health impacts of climate change, strengthen the resilience of healthcare systems and protect lives by facilitating rapid, flexible funding for locally led health adaptation 👇   #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #FromRiskToResilience

The consequences of climate change are being felt now and cannot be ignored. Members of our Collective MindS Health x Climate Council and other representatives from the global health community have come together to urge global leaders to prevent lives being lost to the climate crisis. In a new open letter published in Fortune, the likes of David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Anil Soni, CEO of the World Health Organization Foundation – warned that “we need immediate action to help those highly vulnerable to climate change to become more resilient – or we face dire consequences.” It’s time for action. It’s time to adapt. #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #TimeToAdapt

“It’s time to turn rhetoric into action. It’s time to adapt.”   These words from our Director-General Vanina Laurent-Ledru come on the eve of the 79th UN General Assembly, where, just one week from now, we will have the honour of convening experts on the subject of climate change.   On Wednesday 25th September, we will come together with partners Foreign Policy and the Africa-Europe Foundation at our event ‘Risk to Resilience: Unlocking Climate Financing for Local Health Adaptation’. As a group of international academics, scientists, policymakers, agenda setters and community advocates, we have a common goal: to address barriers hindering the flow of climate and health financing to local communities and propose actionable solutions to ensure that funding reaches those most in need. These conversations have never been more important. #UNGA79 #TimeToAdapt #ClimateChange