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
Just 0.2% of total bilateral and multilateral adaptation finance supports projects that identify health as the primary focus. 2 22023 State of Climate Services – Health
Among WMO members, only 23% of Ministries of Health have public health surveillance systems that integrate meteorological information.3 32024 Report of the Lancet Countdown
The value of health gains from reducing carbon emissions would be approximately double the global cost of implementing carbon mitigation measures. 4 4WHO (2018). COP24 special report: health and climate change
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