[Comment] Uniting academies of medicine on climate and health

00:00 - 18 Nov 2025

Climate change is not only an environmental crisis but also a defining health emergency of our time. Its cascading effects, from rising temperatures, extreme weather events, air pollution, and disrupted ecosystems, to food and water insecurity, are undermining decades of progress in global health and development.1 Already, millions of people worldwide are experiencing worsening respiratory and cardiovascular disease, infectious disease outbreaks, and mental health stress linked to climate extremes.