Fueled by climate change, more frequent extreme climate events and other changes to our planet have a fundamental impact on human health and well-being.
Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. Every year, environmental factors take the lives of around 13 million people.1 1WHO (2018). Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks
The value of health gains from reducing carbon emissions would be approximately double the global cost of implementing carbon mitigation measures. 2 2WHO (2018). COP24 special report: health and climate change
Only 48 of 95 countries have completed a climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment, and in only 9 countries did these strongly influenced resource allocation.3 32022 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown
Over three quarters of surveyed countries (77%) have developed or are currently developing national health and climate change plans or strategies.4 42021 WHO Health and Climate Change Survey Report
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