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The proposal identifies a critical lack of human, technical, and financial resources within Bolivia's health sector to address climate-related health risks. To resolve this, the project aims to mainstream health into national climate planning, conduct vulnerability and adaptation assessments, and establish a national climate and health observatory. It also focuses on measuring the carbon footprint of healthcare facilities, improving disaster response protocols for extreme weather, and developing a bankable concept note for future Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing. A strong emphasis is placed on gender-responsive strategies, recognizing the disproportionate impact of climate change on indigenous and rural women.

The report finds that while 39% of Americans believe global warming is harming the health of the general population, only 16% feel it harms their own health. There is an increasing awareness of specific health risks, particularly heat stroke, air pollution, and respiratory issues, and a growing recognition that low-income people and people of color are disproportionately affected. Trust in information sources like primary care physicians and climate scientists has risen, while coal and nuclear energy are viewed as the most harmful energy sources to health.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is expanding its support for the intersection of climate change and human health, launching a USD 1.5 million Project Preparation Facility (PPF) grant to develop a USD 122 million global programme. The GCF highlights a significant funding gap, noting that only 2% of adaptation funding is currently allocated to health projects, despite 91% of countries prioritising health in their Nationally Determined Contributions as of 2023. The GCF has already approved USD 457 million across 13 projects with health co-benefits and recently approved its first purely health sector project, a USD 25 million grant for Lao PDR.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance, representing over 160 health organisations, calls on health ministers at COP28 to treat the climate and nature crisis as a health emergency. The alliance advocates for a full fossil fuel phase-out, a loss and damage fund that addresses health needs, increased climate finance, and the use of health as a key metric for climate action.

The report identifies 'Weather extremes and changes' as the most common perceived threat of global warming among Americans, while also highlighting significant ideological divides in how different political groups and psychological segments perceive these risks.

The report details how methane accelerates global warming and degrades air quality by forming tropospheric ozone, leading to significant respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity. It identifies the agricultural (over 40%), energy (35%), and waste (20%) sectors as the primary sources of anthropogenic methane. The document argues that rapid methane reduction can provide immediate health benefits, potentially avoiding 255,000 deaths and 775,000 emergency room visits for asthma annually through available mitigation measures.

The report outlines how methane contributes to global warming and ground-level ozone, leading to significant respiratory and cardiovascular health risks. It identifies agriculture, energy, and waste as the primary anthropogenic sources of methane and advocates for both transformational system changes and near-term technical solutions to reduce emissions and improve public health.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has announced the adoption of Declaration 3524 by the Province of Neuquén, Argentina. This declaration, resulting from a Regional Training Workshop on Climate, Environment and Health for the Americas, establishes a multi-sectoral approach to climate governance. Key objectives include the creation of a regional community of practice, the identification of funding sources to improve health sector resilience, the development of health and environment indicators to monitor climate-driven morbidity and mortality, and the promotion of information system interoperability across Latin America and the Caribbean based on 'One Health' principles. The declaration also emphasizes the transformation of health systems to incorporate interculturality and traditional indigenous medicines.

The SAVi assessment of Coimbatore's NMT plan, which involves 300 km of routes to be implemented by 2035, demonstrates that the project is highly profitable from a societal perspective. While a conventional benefit-cost ratio (BCR) suggests the project is not economically viable (0.47 to 0.50), the sustainable benefit-cost ratio (S-BCR), which includes externalities, ranges from 4.75 to 4.93. The largest individual benefit is the avoided cost of traffic accidents, valued at INR 30,144 million. Other significant gains include health benefits from physical activity and reduced fuel costs, although these are partially offset by the health costs of increased air pollution exposure for cyclists.

The Healthy NDC Scorecard 2023 analyzes 58 NDCs to evaluate the integration of health into national climate policies. While 90% of analyzed NDCs mention health and climate linkages, the report finds a significant mismatch between health recognition and actual climate ambition, particularly in G20 nations. Low- and middle-income countries generally achieved the highest health scores, while several high-income nations scored zero. The report recommends enhanced intersectoral collaboration, the quantification of health co-benefits to secure financing, and the exclusion of the fossil fuel industry from climate policymaking.

A coalition of over 1,000 health professionals and 200 organizations, including the WHO, is calling for a legally binding global plan to phase out fossil fuels. The group highlights that major economies are increasing support for coal, oil, and gas, which undermines climate goals and causes severe health issues, including air pollution and occupational diseases. They propose a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty based on three pillars: stopping new production, winding down existing use, and ensuring a just transition for affected workers and communities, with high-income countries providing necessary support to developing nations.

The document advocates for a de-siloed approach to climate change and global health, emphasizing that public health is both a prerequisite for and a critical indicator of the Paris Agreement's success. It highlights the significant health co-benefits of mitigation in energy, food, and transport sectors, while noting that the healthcare sector itself contributes 4.9% of global emissions. The submission calls for the Global Stocktake to monitor public health implications across sectors, track the healthcare sector's progress in mitigation and adaptation, and address the severe lack of climate finance directed toward health resilience.

Since 1970, average summer nights in the contiguous U.S. have warmed by 2.5°F, with nighttime temperatures warming nearly twice as fast as daytime temperatures since 1895. Using the Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central finds that climate change makes warm summer nights significantly more likely than warm days, posing health risks and increasing cooling costs.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance and the Health and Climate Network submit that health is a prerequisite for the Paris Agreement's success and should be an explicit outcome of the Global Stocktake. They highlight that while 94% of countries include health in National Adaptation Plans, financing remains a critical barrier, with only 0.5% of some multilateral adaptation funding allocated to health projects. The submission emphasizes the significant health co-benefits of mitigation in energy, food, and transport sectors and calls for the quantification of health as a non-economic impact under loss and damage.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) and Health and Climate Network (HCN) submit that health is a prerequisite and critical indicator for the Paris Agreement's success. They highlight that mitigation in energy, food, and transport can prevent millions of deaths annually by 2040, yet only 28% of updated NDCs recognize these health co-benefits. While 94% of surveyed countries include health in National Adaptation Plans, funding remains a critical barrier, with only 0.5% of certain multilateral adaptation funds allocated to health-specific projects. The document urges the GST to quantify health impacts as non-economic losses and damages and to monitor the realization of the human right to a healthy environment.

The report provides a comprehensive poverty profile of the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East District, highlighting a 'resource curse' where the presence of gold mining has not translated into widespread local prosperity. Key findings indicate high unemployment due to the loss of agricultural lands to mines, insufficient household incomes, and significant gender disparities in education and economic vulnerability. Environmental degradation, including water pollution and structural damage to homes from mining blasts, is prevalent. While AngloGold Ashanti has implemented some positive social interventions, such as malaria control and youth training, residents report limited direct employment and a lack of inclusive governance by local District Assemblies.

The IAI Executive Direction reports progress on transdisciplinary research, particularly regarding climate-sensitive infectious diseases in the Caribbean and drought monitoring in the La Plata basin. The report highlights the expansion of the Science, Technology, and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program and the launch of the IAI Transdisciplinary Academy to improve the interface between science and public policy in the Americas.

The document details the activities of the Wisahkotewinowak collective in the Waterloo-Wellington region of Ontario, illustrating how Indigenous-led urban gardening and land restoration contribute to climate adaptation and reconciliation. It highlights three specific projects: the White Owl Sugar Bush, partnerships with post-secondary institutions for land-based learning, and the transformation of Uniroyal Goodrich Park. The authors argue that restoring Indigenous relationships with the land is essential for protecting urban biodiversity and improving community well-being in the face of climate change.

The State of Palestine (SoP) seeks USD 893,872 from the Green Climate Fund to overcome barriers to climate finance exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and Israeli occupation. The proposal focuses on three main outcomes: establishing a National Digital Climate Change Platform to enable remote coordination and data sharing; conducting a holistic readiness needs assessment and a framework for health co-benefits; and developing six high-quality project concept notes (five in energy and agriculture, one in health). The project, to be implemented by Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC over 18 months, aims to restore disrupted NDC implementation and improve the matching of project concepts with international Accredited Entities.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) argues that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must strengthen its scientific integrity to protect public health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document details instances of political interference, such as the suppression of reports and restrictions on scientist communications, and recommends systemic reforms. These include improving whistleblower protections, dismantling systemic racism within the agency, ensuring independent science in decisionmaking, and making scientific integrity policies more accessible and transparent.