World Health Organization review finds 91 per cent of climate pledges mention health but only 11 per cent set health sector emission targets

19 October 2026

The World Health Organization has published a report titled Ten years of the Paris Agreement: a global review of health in nationally determined contributions. The 45-page report analyses 114 nationally determined contribution documents submitted by 140 Parties, covering mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, governance and financing. It finds that 91 per cent of Parties mention health and 59 per cent identify health co-benefits of mitigation actions. It finds that 55 per cent include health-specific adaptation actions or targets, while 23 per cent estimate the resources needed for health-related climate actions. Only 11 per cent include emission reduction measures or targets for the health sector itself. The report calls for more specific, evidence-informed and adequately financed commitments and for fuller quantification of health benefits.