Health and Climate Change: Country profile 2025 - Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia’s Climate and Health Country Profile 2025 presents a detailed look at the nation’s growing efforts to address the health impacts of climate change. Drawing on the latest climate projections, health data, and national strategies, the profile illustrates how rising temperatures, coastal vulnerabilities, and extreme weather events are reshaping public health risks and responses across the island. 

As a small island developing state, Saint Lucia faces unique challenges due to its geography, reliance on coastal infrastructure, and high exposure to hurricanes, flooding, and sea level rise. The profile highlights key health threats – such as vector-borne diseases, waterborne infections, food insecurity, and heat-related illnesses – while also emphasizing the psychosocial toll of climate change on affected communities. 

Notably, Saint Lucia has taken meaningful steps to enhance health sector resilience. The profile showcases the development and funding of a Health National Adaptation Plan and its Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, integration of health considerations in national climate planning, and expansion of data systems and early warning capabilities. It also underscores the need to address remaining barriers, including limited access to climate financing, gaps in intersectoral coordination, and the need to integrate climate–health content into health professional training. 

This document offers a road map for prioritizing actions that reduce vulnerability and protect lives, from expanding mental health support to strengthening coastal health infrastructure. As part of the Pan American Health Organization’s broader initiative to support climate-resilient health systems across the Americas, this profile serves as a practical tool for policymakers, health professionals, and development partners to align strategies, guide investment, and build a healthier, more climate-resilient future for Saint Lucia.