European Commission launches first global alliance of funders dedicated to climate and health research

The European Commission has launched the Multilateral Initiative on Climate & Health Research Funding, the first global alliance of funders dedicated to climate and health research, at COP31.

Together with the Wellcome Trust and public research funders from five continents, the Commission launched this initiative on 13/11/2026 to "speed up innovation, reduce fragmentation and fast-track research into evidence-driven policies, technologies and practices that protect people’s health from the effects of the climate crisis and drive climate action."

The initiative was being shaped until 2026 by a Design Group comprising the European Commission, the Wellcome Trust and nine national public research funders, in consultation with the wider funder community, researchers, grantees and the World…