Climate change will have profound impacts on human health. Extreme weather events increase morbidity and mortality. Shifts in temperature and precipitation adversely impact crop production and nutrition, but also change disease transmission patterns. A deteriorating health situation is also likely to have dramatic impacts on economic productivity, and ultimately on poverty rates.

During the climate conference last May, the SBSTA gave the NWP the mandate to investigate climate change impacts on human health. This topic will be informed primarily through submissions from Parties, NWP partners, and other relevant organizations. Submissions are due 29 August 2016.

Click here for more information on the call for submissions.

The 10^th Focal Point Forum on health and adaptation will be organized under the NWP, to present the key findings of the submissions and address emerging issues. The Forum will be held in conjunction with SBSTA 45, at COP 22 in Marrakech in November 2016. After the forum, the submissions’ key findings, including good practices and lessons learned, as well as the outcomes of the Focal Point Forum discussion, will be captured in the synthesis report. This synthesis document will be considered by Parties at SBSTA 46 in May 2017.