UHC is when all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship . Achieving UHC is one of the targets in the SDGs. However, climate change is threatening to undermine the achievement of UHC through negative health outcomes and healthcare system disruptions . Climate change adaptation and UHC progress are closely linked to one another, as both may improve health and achieve health equity . Supporting UHC is key to securing population health under a changing climate as well as addressing structural inequalities . Many regions of the world with the highest levels of vulnerability to the health impacts of climate change also have low levels of UHC; an integrated approach to UHC planning that incorporates climate change will have great benefits particularly in improving health equity .
IPCC
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
IPCC Report