POSIÇÃO COMUM DA AMÉRICA LATINA E O CARIBE SOBRE MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA E SAÚDE

This common position document, authored by a broad coalition of health and environmental organizations, outlines the critical intersection of climate change and public health in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It details the region's high vulnerability to extreme weather, the disproportionate impact on marginalized and indigenous populations, and the urgent need to integrate health into national climate policies (NDCs) and adaptation plans. The document advocates for a 'just transition' that eliminates fossil fuel dependency, transforms unsustainable food systems, and strengthens primary healthcare to build climate resilience ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

• The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region experienced a temperature increase of 1.47ºC in 2024 relative to the 1961-1990 average, while global average temperatures exceeded the 1.5ºC limit established by the Paris Agreement for the first time in 2024.
• Climate change is significantly increasing health risks in LAC, including a 54% increase in the transmission potential of dengue by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito between the 1951-1960 and 2013-2022 periods.
• Extreme heat has had a severe impact on vulnerable age groups in Latin America; between 2013 and 2022, infants and people over 65 experienced annual heatwave days 248% and 271% higher, respectively, than between 1986 and 2005.
• The region faces deep socio-economic inequalities that exacerbate climate vulnerability: 183 million people (three in ten) live in poverty, and 72 million (11.4%) live in extreme poverty.
• Indigenous populations in South America are disproportionately affected by environmental crises, suffering double the mortality rate from smoke from fires (4 premature deaths per 100,000 inhabitants) compared to non-indigenous populations.
• The health sector is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases, contributing 4.4% of net global emissions, which would make it the fifth largest emitter if it were a country.
• Despite the high vulnerability of the region, there is a significant gap in health-sector climate planning; only ten countries in LAC have conducted vulnerability and adaptation (V&A) assessments of their health systems.
• The LAC region is critical to the global energy transition due to its abundance of minerals like copper, lithium, and nickel, but this creates risks of 'extractive models' that may violate the rights of indigenous and rural communities if not managed with social safeguards.
• Air pollution in LAC cities is a major health determinant, with 95% of urban inhabitants exposed to air pollution, contributing to 320,000 premature deaths annually across the American continent.
• Climate financing for the region is heavily skewed toward mitigation in major emitting sectors, with only 11.6% of Green Climate Fund projects in the region providing health benefits.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). POSIÇÃO COMUM DA AMÉRICA LATINA E O CARIBE SOBRE MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA E SAÚDE. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PT-Posicion-comun-de-ALC-sobre-Cambio-Climatico-y-Salud-final.docx.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. POSIÇÃO COMUM DA AMÉRICA LATINA E O CARIBE SOBRE MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA E SAÚDE. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PT-Posicion-comun-de-ALC-sobre-Cambio-Climatico-y-Salud-final.docx.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalclimateandhealthalliancendposio, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{POSIÇÃO COMUM DA AMÉRICA LATINA E O CARIBE SOBRE MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA E SAÚDE}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PT-Posicion-comun-de-ALC-sobre-Cambio-Climatico-y-Salud-final.docx.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }