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It calls for a transition to sustainable food and energy systems, the strengthening of primary healthcare, and the implementation of climate justice to protect the right to health.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clihealth-000054#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region faces extreme climate vulnerability, with 2024 temperatures exceeding the 1961-1990 average by 1.47ºC. While the region's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is modest at 6.7%, its absolute emissions have tripled since 1970.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clihealth-000054#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change is significantly increasing health risks in the region, including a 54% increase in the potential for dengue transmission by Aedes aegypti between the 1951-1960 and 2013-2022 periods. 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It argues for the integration of health into national climate policies (NDCs and NAPs), the strengthening of primary care, and the application of climate justice for marginalized communities. The document highlights significant gaps in health sector adaptation planning and a lack of health-specific indicators in climate finance, specifically noting that only 11.6% of Green Climate Fund projects in the region include explicit health benefits. 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