The Global Health Observatory

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NASA / Kathryn Hansen

The 2021 WHO Health and Climate Change Global Survey report provides a valuable snapshot of the overall progress governments have made in addressing the health risks of climate change. The findings on key health and climate change indicators aim to provide insights into the level of implementation of policies and plans; identify evidence gaps; and better understand the barriers to achieving adaptation and resilience priorities in the health sector.

 

The survey is sent to national health authorities, who in collaboration with other relevant ministries and stakeholders, provide updated information on key areas including: leadership and governance, evidence, implementation, and finance.

 

The 2021 global survey report provides an update to the 2017/2018 survey. National-level data from the survey are presented in the Health and Climate Change Country Profiles. 95 countries participated in the 2021 survey. Data from 7 key indicators from the global survey are published here. Please see the 2021 WHO health and climate change global survey report for the full survey findings.

 

Key figures

National plans

According to the 2021 WHO Health and Climate Change Global Survey,

52%
of surveyed countries have developed a national health and climate change plan or strategy

Implementation remains low with a main barrier being insufficient financing.

Assessment

As of 2021,

51%
of surveyed countries have conducted a climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Assessment findings are informing health policies and programmes but continue to have a limited influence on the allocation of human and financial resources.

Surveillance

According to the 2021 WHO Health and Climate Change Global Survey,

Less than 40%
of countries include weather and climate information in their health surveillance systems for vector-borne, waterborne and airborne diseases.
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