Building resilience for health through climate services, now and in the future

This report examines the contribution of climate services to decision-making in healthcare, exploring barriers and enabling factors that shape implementation. It draws on a review of 45 existing studies and includes four country cases – Bangladesh, Colombia, Malawi and Senegal – to assess governance, leadership, stakeholder engagement, data integration and dissemination.

Case studies from Africa, Asia and South America provide local insights into implementing climate services for health, uncovering challenges, stakeholder roles and adaptive strategies that are often overlooked in broader analyses. Qualitative analysis demonstrates how climate services inform priorities such as disease surveillance and resource allocation, thereby linking theory to practice. Rather than focusing on outcomes, the report highlights recurring patterns in inherently nonlinear processes, providing a foundation for best practices and local strategies that can be scaled across tools and contexts.