Economic impacts associated with the health effects of climate change in South America: a scoping review

The Lancet Countdown South America: increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research

“…In summary, the importance of having robust funding schemes that are aligned with research, policies, and action relies on the issue presented by the group on economics of climate change, which highlighted that the impacts of climate change will be costly for South American countries, 16 , 17 undermining the efforts and progress already done in terms of society development. In this sense, long-term and sustainable funding is critical for strengthening the progress on health and climate.…”

The 2023 South America report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: trust the science. Now that we know, we must act

“…The thematic axes chosen were "Governance and public engagement research", "Economy and finances", "Mitigation", "Adaptation", and "Impacts". [2][3][4][5][6][7] The results of this new analysis demonstrated that South America suffers the impacts of climate change, including extreme climatic events and changes in temperature and rainfall precipitation patterns. These effects interact with the region's existing social vulnerabilities, with severe consequences for the health and wellbeing of populations.…”