Archive · 8 Nov 2025

Less Than 1% of Climate Funding Addresses Health Needs, Report Finds

Less Than 1% of Climate Funding Addresses Health Needs, Report Finds

Imagine the planet is getting sick because of things like too much heat and weird weather, which makes people sick too.

We have a big fund to help fix the planet, but most of that money goes to things like planting trees or building sea walls.

A new report says that only a tiny, tiny bit of that money, less than one penny out of every dollar, has been used to help hospitals and doctors get ready for when people get sick from this changing weather.

This is a problem because many more people might get sick and even die if we don't prepare our health systems.

Countries that are already struggling need more help, especially in places like South Asia, but they aren't getting enough money.

The report wants leaders to give more money, especially as grants, to help protect people's health from climate change before it's too late.

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