High-Value Actions for Health Sector Adaptation
Categories: Access to climate change funding for health, Health National Adaptation Plans, Guidance document, Global
Publisher: The World Bank
Climate change is intensifying health risks worldwide, amplifying disease burdens, and exposing vulnerable populations to new and worsening threats, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
This report offers countries a set of options of adaptable, cost-beneficial actions to strengthen health sector adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change.
The report identifies eight promising, high-value actions for health sector adaptation:
- Implemented Heat Action Plans
- Integrated Surveillance and Early Warning and Response Systems
- Climate-Resilient Health Infrastructure
- Drone-Based Medical Supply Chain Delivery
- Community Health Worker-Led Climate-Health Education for Communities
- Text-Based Telehealth Services for Climate-Affected Populations
- Mental Health Services for Climate-Affected Populations
- Mosquito Vector Control.
The report also spotlights proven, cost-effective clinical interventions from the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition that can support climate adaptation, highlighting opportunities where investment can deliver both immediate health benefits and long-term resilience to climate change. This report is a resource for countries seeking to translate climate-health commitments into investments and action that deliver measurable results.
This resource was developed by the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and KfW with support from partners, including as part of the ATACH Task Team on Best Buys for climate change and health interventions.