Development programs worldwide are designed to protect vulnerable people, places, and livelihoods from climate change, but with smarter methods, these programs could be even more effective.
Sustainable Solutions for Enhancing Health and Climate Resilience .
Fact Sheet | October 4, 2024
Climate and health are deeply interconnected, with climate change emerging as one of the most significant public health challenges of our time.
The effects of climate change directly impact human health and challenge health systems to deliver essential services while responding to new threats, ranging from more frequent and severe weather events to shifting vector patterns. Vulnerable populations, including women, girls, people with disabilities, and those in under-resourced areas, are often disproportionately affected. However, with these new challenges also come new opportunities.
In this fact sheet we highlight some of the ways in which multisectoral collaboration across sectors such as health, climate, environment, agriculture, water and coastal resources management, economic development, and others has the potential to support locally led, sustainable, equitable, and contextually relevant strategies to address the complex health challenges posed by climate change.