This volume offers the first comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of how climate change, migration, and health intersect in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). As the region faces escalating climate hazards—extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts, and floods—climate-induced mobility is reshaping health vulnerabilities among displaced populations. Migrants often encounter barriers to healthcare, heightened exposure to infectious and non-communicable diseases, and psychosocial risks such as gender-based violence and social exclusion.

Bridging climate justice, public health, and migration studies, the book combines conceptual insights with real-life case studies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and other countries. Each chapter provides situational analysis, deep dives into climate–migration–health dynamics, and practical solutions tailored to local contexts. Cross-cutting themes include gender, indigeneity, occupational health, and digital inequalities, framed through rights-based and planetary health perspectives.

Designed for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers, this interdisciplinary resource advances understanding of climate-related displacement and health equity in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions. By integrating empirical evidence with actionable strategies, it equips readers to design inclusive, context-sensitive responses that promote resilience and protect vulnerable populations.

Báltica Cabieses Valdés is Professor of Social Epidemiology at Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile, Senior visiting scholar at University of York, Honorary professor at University of Hong Kong, and Director of the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre on Migrant Health. She co-founded the Lancet Migration Latin American Hub and leads research on health equity and migration. Author of over 220 publications and editor of 12 academic books, she advises international organizations on climate, migration, and health policy, with expertise in implementation science and culturally responsive interventions.