La crisis climática afecta nuestra salud física y mental

The document details how the climate crisis and fossil fuel combustion drive severe health outcomes, including 8 million annual premature deaths from air pollution and extreme risks for 1 billion children. It advocates for 'healthy NDCs'—Nationally Determined Contributions that integrate health into energy, transport, and agriculture sectors—noting that every dollar invested in climate adaptation can yield four dollars in economic and health benefits. It specifically calls for health professionals to advocate for these policies ahead of the 2025 NDC 3.0 submissions.

• Air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels results in 8 million premature deaths annually worldwide, with 99% of the global population breathing air that fails to meet WHO quality standards.
• Children are disproportionately vulnerable to the climate crisis; UNICEF reports that 1 billion children are at high risk, with over 550 million currently facing frequent heatwaves—a figure projected to reach 2 billion by 2050.
• The global food system's livestock and aquaculture sectors (dairy, eggs, meat, and fish) use approximately 83% of global cropland and generate 58% of the food sector's greenhouse gas emissions, while providing only 18% of global caloric intake.
• Investment in climate adaptation is highly cost-effective, with the potential for every single dollar invested to generate up to four dollars in public health and economic benefits.
• Conservative projections indicate that climate change will cause 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050, with annual direct health costs estimated between 2 billion and 4 billion dollars by 2030.
• While approximately 70% of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) mention health, only 10% to 30% of these commitments include specific financing or concrete actions to protect health from climate change.

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

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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} }