Health-focused climate finance for local adaptation
Source
Enhancing Belmont Research Action to support EU policy making on climate change and health (ENBEL)
This policy brief presents an analysis of climate adaptation financing for health (2009-2019). It reveals insufficient funds allocated and calls for increased financing and local adaptation focus in the sector.
Some of the key messages of this briefing, include:
- Adaptation finance allocations remain low in contrast to the need identified by WMO and UNFCCC.
- Investments in sectors with health benefits are sufficiently evaluated with respect to their health benefits.
- Adaptation finance targeted to health services is urgently needed to ensure climate-resilient health systems.
- Top barriers to lack of climate finance for health include minimal information on funding opportunities, limited contact between health actors and climate change processes, lack of cross-departmental coordination on climate adaptation, and limited capacity to develop proposals.
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Number of pages
2 p.
Publication Year
2023