La crisis climática afecta nuestra salud física y mental

This guide by the Global Climate and Health Alliance details the intersection of the climate crisis and public health, emphasizing the vulnerabilities of children and marginalized groups. It advocates for the integration of health priorities into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and outlines how mitigation and adaptation strategies in energy, transport, agriculture, and urban planning can yield significant health and economic benefits.

• Air pollution, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, causes 8 million premature deaths annually worldwide, which equates to more than 15 deaths per minute. Approximately 99% of the global population breathes air that does not meet WHO quality standards, increasing the prevalence of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
• Children are uniquely vulnerable to the climate crisis; UNICEF reports that 1 billion children globally are at high risk. Specific threats include 550 million children currently facing frequent heatwaves (potentially rising to 2 billion by 2050), 950 million suffering from high water stress, and over 20,000 children displaced daily by extreme phenomena over the last six years.
• Climate mitigation in key sectors provides direct health co-benefits: transitioning to clean energy improves respiratory and cardiovascular health; promoting walking, cycling, and electric public transport prevents obesity and metabolic diseases; and shifting toward plant-based diets and local food reduces cancer and diabetes risks while addressing the fact that animal-based agriculture uses 83% of global cropland but provides only 18% of caloric intake.
• Climate adaptation investments are highly cost-effective, with every dollar invested potentially generating up to 4 dollars in public health and economic benefits. Effective adaptation includes building climate-resilient health facilities, establishing early warning systems for heatwaves and floods, and creating urban climate shelters.
• The climate crisis is projected to cause 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050, with direct health costs estimated between 2 billion and 4 billion dollars annually by 2030. These impacts contribute to 'losses and damages,' which include irreversible health effects, psychological damage, and the exhaustion of health professionals.
• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are national commitments to limit warming to 1.5°C, with the next update (NDC 3.0) due in 2025. While approximately 70% of NDCs mention health, only 10% to 30% include concrete commitments or financing for health protection.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). La crisis climática afecta nuestra salud física y mental. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ABC-de-los-compromisos-climaticos-saludables.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. La crisis climática afecta nuestra salud física y mental. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ABC-de-los-compromisos-climaticos-saludables.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Global Climate and Health Alliance |title=La crisis climática afecta nuestra salud física y mental |url=https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ABC-de-los-compromisos-climaticos-saludables.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{globalclimateandhealthalliancendcrisis, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{La crisis climática afecta nuestra salud física y mental}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ABC-de-los-compromisos-climaticos-saludables.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }