Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake first technical call

This submission by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) and the Health and Climate Network (HCN) to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake first technical call argues that health is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of the Paris Agreement. The document advocates for the integration of health metrics and outcomes across mitigation, adaptation, finance, and loss and damage frameworks to maximize co-benefits and protect vulnerable populations.

• Climate mitigation in the energy, transport, food, and agriculture sectors can provide significant health gains, including improved air quality and healthier diets. Specifically, these actions have the potential to prevent 1.18 million, 1.15 million, and 5.86 million deaths annually by 2040 across nine countries in the energy, transport, and food/agriculture sectors respectively.
• Despite the potential for health co-benefits, only 28% of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) from 2020–2021 acknowledge the health co-benefits of climate interventions, targets, or policies.
• While 94% of countries surveyed by the WHO include health in their National Adaptation Plans, and over 75% are developing national health and climate change strategies, implementation is hindered primarily by a lack of human resources and financing.
• Climate finance for health is severely inadequate. A 2018 survey of multilateral adaptation funds revealed that only approximately US$ 9 million (0.5%) of over US$ 1.5 billion in dispersed funding was allocated to projects specifically addressing health.
• Health is categorized as a non-economic impact under loss and damage, encompassing issues such as water-borne and vector-borne diseases, as well as mortality and illness from extreme weather events like floods, storms, and wildfires. The document emphasizes the need for financing to operationalize the Santiago Network to help governments quantify these impacts.
• Analysis of 94 updated or enhanced NDCs as of October 1, 2021, shows that 90% reflect health and climate linkages to some degree, primarily regarding adaptation and health impacts. However, these mentions rarely include economic assessments, financial provisions, or specific greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (2022). Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake first technical call. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FINAL-for-Submission_28-Feb_GCHA-and-HCN-Submission-to-the-First-Global-Stocktake-4.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake first technical call. 2022. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FINAL-for-Submission_28-Feb_GCHA-and-HCN-Submission-to-the-First-Global-Stocktake-4.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalclimateandhealthalliance2022submission, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{Submission to the UNFCCC Global Stocktake first technical call}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2022}, month = feb, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FINAL-for-Submission_28-Feb_GCHA-and-HCN-Submission-to-the-First-Global-Stocktake-4.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }