What:COP30 Global March for Health & Climate Time: 1700 Belém, 11 November 2025
Location: Embaixada dos Povos, Av. Duque de Caxias, 852 – Marco, Belém. Map.
Organizer: Medicos pelo Clima, Grupo de Trabalho Amazónico and many other organizations from the Health and Climate Network – Brazil
Where: The group is departing from the Embassy of the Peoples and marching to the Blue Zone and back.
Doctors, nurses, therapists, students, and representatives of indigenous peoples, women’s and youth organizations will take to the streets of Belém (PA) on November 11th to defend an increasingly urgent issue: health is directly affected by the climate crisis.
The mobilization will take place during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP30 ) and is organized by the Doctors for Climate Movement, conceived by the Ar Institute, and the Amazon Working Group (GTA). Also participating in the mobilization will be the Manas da Periferia movement, the Coletivo Pororoka, and the Sustainable Health Movement, as well as organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and the Global Climate and Health Alliance.
Before the march begins, the official launch of the Health and Climate Network – Brazil will take place at the People’s Embassy.
Organized by Medicos Pelo Clima, Grupo de Trabalho Amazonico, in association with Projeto Hospitais Saúdeveis, Médecins Sans Frontières, Health Care Without Harm, Global Climate and Health Alliance, and many more.
On-the-Ground Contacts: ** Milena Sergeeva, Global Climate and Health Alliance Liaison Officer for Latin America:**press@climateandhealthalliance.org, +56 9 9539 1010
DePropósito Comunicação de Causas stephanesena@depropositocomunica.com (+41) 99232-4904
Remote press Contact (Europe): Dave Walsh, Communications Advisor, Global Climate and Health Alliance, press@climateandhealthalliance.org, +34 691 826 764 (Available from 0630 CET)
About GCHA The Global Climate and Health Alliance is a consortium of more than 200 health professional and health civil society organisations and networks from around the world addressing climate change. We are united by a shared vision of an equitable, sustainable future, in which the health impacts of climate change are minimised, and the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation are maximised.
Find out more: https://climateandhealthalliance.org/who-we-are/about/