Safeguarding Societal Stability: Health, Food, Defence and the Economy in a Warming World

The global transition is not only an economic or technological transformation – it’s a race to preserve society itself. This closing session brings together leaders working at the intersection of public health, food systems, defence preparedness and economic innovation to explore this threat and how integrated strategies can prevent cascading risks and unlock durable resilience.

• What actions can be taken which help prevent climate change and which also improve human health?

• How can coordinated investment across healthcare, nutrition and social infrastructure reduce vulnerability and prevent climate shocks from escalating into systemic crises?

• What evidence shows that climate-smart food systems, health policy, and environmental quality interventions generate meaningful socioeconomic co-benefits?

• From military resilience planning to nature-positive urbanism, which cross-sector innovations show the greatest promise in protecting population health and economic stability at scale?