Smart buys: High-value actions for health sector adaptation

This publication offers countries a set of options of adaptable, cost-beneficial actions to strengthen health sector adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change. These actions are pertinent as 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. Therefore, this report is a resource for countries seeking to translate climate-health commitments into investments and action that deliver measurable results.

The report identifies eight promising, high-value actions for health sector adaptation: 

1. Implemented Heat Action Plans;
2. Integrated Surveillance and Early Warning and Response Systems;
3. Climate-Resilient Health Infrastructure;
4. Drone-Based Medical Supply Chain Delivery;
5. Community Health Worker-Led Climate-Health Education for Communities;
6. Text-Based Telehealth Services for Climate-Affected Populations;
7. Mental Health Services for Climate-Affected Populations;
8. Mosquito Vector Control.