Below is the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine's (WADEM's) Position Statement on Climate Change adopted by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2017 in Toronto, Canada: Climate change is affecting disaster risk and disaster impact. WADEM recognizes climate change as an issue of global concern. It is WADEM's responsibility to support the capacity of emergency management, humanitarian, and health professionals to address the disaster impacts of climate change. WADEM supports health improvement activities, with emphasis on health promotion during and following a disaster with emphasis on reducing the effects of climate change, achieved by cooperation among and between multidisciplinary professions involved in research, education, management, and practice in prehospital, emergency, public health, and disaster health care. The United Nations General Assembly has encouraged the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to continue to assess the adverse effects of climate change upon communities and recognizes the need for implementation of disaster risk reduction programs. 1 The Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation 2 and the Fifth Assessment Report produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 3 provide an updated review of scientific knowledge relevant to climate change and reported consensus on emerging risks associated with climate change; as such, it represents an emerging threat to the health status of communities. Impact categories identified by these reports relative to disaster risk include: