Health and Climate Change: Country profile 2015 - Brazil

Brazil, with a population over 200 milliona, has experienced a period of steady economic growth which has led to a reduction in poverty and efforts to reduce inequality [World Bank, 2015]. Brazil plays an important and unique role in climate change: it has one of the largest economies in the world and has one of the largest ecosystems and forests on the planet, the Amazon. Brazil is vulnerable to climate change impacts, including reduced water availability, risk of coastal flooding, and health risks associated with heat stress and changing patterns of climate sensitive vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. Brazil has announced that it intends to commit to reduce