Simon Steele

Simon Steele is the executive secretary for the organization that runs the negotiations.

He spoke as part of COP30's Health Day.

He says climate change makes challenges like extreme heat and unprecedented hurricanes more dangerous, and those cause people's health to suffer.

A group called the Climate and Health Funders Coalition has raised $300 million to address climate-related health problems.

They announced a new fund at the summit.

It aims to develop practical ways to protect people from issues like extreme heat and climate-sensitive infectious diseases.

Alejandra Burunda, NPR News.