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NCDs and climate change are intrinsically linked, each posing significant threats to health and sustainable development. Due to their similar route courses, mainly the compassion of fossil fuels, they can be addressed in tandem and benefit the environment and human health at the same time (co-benefits). NCD's, especially caridovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases cause 74% of deaths worldwide. Key areas for co-benefit action exist across energy production, transport systems, and food systems. These sectors are leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to air pollution and global warming. Outdoor air pollution alone is responsible for 3.7million deaths annually, due to cancer, respiratory disease, and cardiovascular disease. Emissions can be reduced through transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy, promoting active transport such as walking and cycling, and enabling access to locally produced, unprocessed, plant-based diets. These latter two interventions also serve to combat physical inactivity and poor nutrition.

The category provides materials on the interlinkages of NCDs and the planetary crisis and solution pathways for co-benefits with a focus on the African context.

Learning objectives:

• Learners will be able to give examples for the linkages between non-communicable diseases and the planetary crisis.

• Learners will be able to illustrate the co-benefits of climate action for non-communicable diseases in the East African context.