La Santé dans le Programme Environnemental Mondial

The document argues that global environmental governance is inherently health governance, as nearly 25% of global deaths are linked to economic decisions affecting the environment. It identifies a critical gap where health stakeholders are often invisible in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) negotiations. The guide proposes strategic entry points for health experts to influence policy language and implementation across four key domains: biodiversity (CDB), climate change (UNFCCC), pollution (BRS and Minamata), and food systems (CSA). It emphasizes that national implementation of these global treaties is the primary mechanism for achieving health outcomes and recommends the adoption of a common vocabulary including 'planetary health' and 'One Health'.

• There is a significant disconnect between the impact of environmental decisions on human health and the visibility of health experts in policy negotiations, with nearly a quarter of global deaths attributed to economic decisions affecting the environment.
• The governance of biodiversity and health is evolving through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB), but current plans lack critical focus on children's health and the link between biodiversity and nutrition, as well as the role of intact ecosystems for the 80% of the global population relying on traditional medicine.
• In climate governance under the UNFCCC, there is a gap between the presence of health actors at events and the formal adoption of health messages in negotiations. Only 12% of Parties sent a representative to COP26, despite 81 of 95 responding ministries having a health and climate change focal point.
• Pollution governance faces a 'silent pandemic' of children born 'pre-polluted' and toxic intrusion of chemicals in the bloodstream. The document recommends shifting from individual pollutant lists to class-based lists and addressing pharmaceutical and medical waste pollution.
• Global food system governance requires a broader interpretation of nutrition and food security within MEAs to address all forms of malnutrition and the relationship between nutrition, biodiversity, and traditional food culture.
• National implementation is the critical link for global treaty effectiveness, with health data serving as a key indicator for monitoring environmental regimes. However, intersectoral collaboration at the national level remains low, with only 14% of health ministries having agreements with urban development and housing sectors.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2022). La Santé dans le Programme Environnemental Mondial. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-02/health-nexus-summary-FR.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. La Santé dans le Programme Environnemental Mondial. 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-02/health-nexus-summary-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2022sant, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{La Santé dans le Programme Environnemental Mondial}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-02/health-nexus-summary-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }