Les coûts des changements climatiques pour la santé au Canada

The document outlines how climate change acts as a public health threat in Canada, increasing healthcare costs and deaths. It highlights that vulnerability is driven by social determinants—exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity—and argues that governments must invest in both emergency response and the reduction of underlying social inequalities to mitigate these risks.

• Climate change is a public health threat in Canada that will lead to intensified effects and increased costs in the coming decades, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations based on age, genetics, economic disadvantage, or discrimination.
• Individual vulnerability to climate-related health impacts is determined by three factors: exposure (contact with hazards), sensitivity (pre-existing conditions and socio-economic status), and adaptive capacity (the ability to prepare for and cope with exposure).
• Projected healthcare costs by the end of the century vary by emission scenario, with significant costs attributed to heat-related productivity losses and tropospheric ozone-related illnesses. Under a high-emissions scenario, costs include 246 billion dollars for heat-related productivity losses and 14.9 billion dollars for tropospheric ozone-related illnesses.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (n.d.). Les coûts des changements climatiques pour la santé au Canada. https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ChoixClimat_CoutsSante_-Infographie_Juin2021.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Les coûts des changements climatiques pour la santé au Canada. n.d. https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ChoixClimat_CoutsSante_-Infographie_Juin2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitutendles, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Les coûts des changements climatiques pour la santé au Canada}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ChoixClimat_CoutsSante_-Infographie_Juin2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }