POSICIÓN COMÚN DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE SOBRE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y SALUD

The document outlines the critical intersection of climate change and public health in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), emphasizing that while the region contributes only 6.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it faces profound vulnerability. It details how extreme heat, floods, and shifting disease patterns—such as a 54% increase in dengue transmission potential—disproportionately affect marginalized groups, including indigenous peoples and the urban poor. The position paper demands the integration of health into National Determined Contributions (NDCs), the decarbonization of health systems and food production, and the implementation of the Belém Action Plan. It calls for a 'just transition' that protects human rights and incorporates ancestral knowledge, while urging the international community to provide financial and technological transfers to strengthen primary health care and climate resilience in the region.

• The LAC region's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is modest at 6.7%, though absolute emissions have tripled since 1970.
• Climate change has significantly increased health risks in LAC, including a 54% increase in the transmission potential of dengue by Aedes aegypti between the 1951-1960 and 2013-2022 periods.
• Urbanization in LAC has led to high vulnerability, with 80% of the population living in urban environments, and 38 million urban inhabitants experiencing at least one flood episode between 2000 and 2018.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). POSICIÓN COMÚN DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE SOBRE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y SALUD. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ES-Common-Position-of-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. POSICIÓN COMÚN DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE SOBRE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y SALUD. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ES-Common-Position-of-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalclimateandhealthalliancendposicin, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{POSICIÓN COMÚN DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE SOBRE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y SALUD}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ES-Common-Position-of-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }