1、HEALTH & CLIMATE CHANGECOUNTRY PROFILE 2021Small Island Developing States InitiativeJamaicacONTENTS 1 EXEcUTiVE SUmmaRY 2 KEY REcOmmENDaTiONS 3 BacKGROUND 4 cLimaTE HaZaRDS RELEVaNT FOR HEaLTH 7 HEaLTH imPacTS OF cLimaTE cHaNGE 9 HEaLTH VULNERaBiLiTY aND aDaPTiVE caPaciTY 11 HEaLTH SEcTOR RESPONSE:
2、mEaSURiNG PROGRESS acknowledgementsThis document was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Climate Change Division, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service through its agency the Planning Institute of Jamaica, the World H
3、ealth Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Financial support for this project was provided by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and Wellcome Trust.Health and Climate Change Coun
4、try ProfileiiEXEcUTiVE SUmmaRYDespite producing very little greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, people living in small island developing States (SIDS) are on the front line of climate change impacts. These countries face a range of acute to long-term risks, including extreme weather
5、events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, increased average temperatures and rising sea levels. Many of these countries already have a high burden of climate-sensitive diseases that are then exacerbated by climate change. As is often the case, nations at greatest risk are often under-resourced a
6、nd unprotected in the face of escalating climate and pollution threats. In recent years, the voice of the small island nation leaders has become a force in raising the alarm for urgent global action to safeguard populations everywhere, particularly those whose very existence is under threat. Recogni