Climate change is increasingly impacting human health through rising temperatures, extreme weather events, changing disease patterns, displacement, and growing pressures on health systems. While health is widely recognised as a critical dimension of climate vulnerability, there is growing interest in understanding how health is reflected within national approaches to Loss and Damage (L&D).
This new stocktake provides a systematic assessment of how health-related L&D is addressed across Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and Health National Adaptation Plans (HNAPs). Analysing national climate policy documents, the report examines references to physical health, mental health, and health systems and services, while also exploring broader themes including urban health, vulnerability, and climate-related displacement.
The findings show growing recognition of health within national climate policies, particularly in adaptation-focused planning documents. However, important gaps remain in translating this recognition into operational policy responses, financing mechanisms, and implementation pathways.
The report offers a snapshot of how health-related Loss and Damage is reflected in national climate policy documents, examining the extent to which physical health, mental health, and health systems are integrated into national climate planning and action.
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