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• Action for a safer climate via mitigation and adaptation strategies is an unmissable opportunity to foster the conditions for a world where no one is held back by mental health problems. Nature
• The health impact of climate change depends on population vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation capacity. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts are insufficient, with only 27% of Green Climate Fund adaptation projects explicitly targeting health benefits. The Journalist's Resource
• As climate-related emergencies become more frequent and more deadly, UNICEF is working to strengthen the resilience of communities and health infrastructure to withstand disaster-related hazards, linking humanitarian response efforts with longer-term climate adaptation. UNICEF USA
• Western Australia's climate change health adaptation strategy emphasises that both food - and vector-borne diseases will be increased in the context of climate change and relevant actions are needed. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Emission reductions and avoidance adaptation could potentially reduce 40% of the $100 billion health burden. News-Medical
• The climate penalty-related health burden of $600 billion could only be partially offset, with complete avoidance adaptation yielding $15 billion annually at the start of the century, rising to $20 billion by 2050, and $45 billion by 2100 under the reference scenario. News-Medical
• The UNFCCC estimates global health adaptation needs at $26.8 to $29.4 billion per year by 2050, compared to current flows between $500 and $700 million. Health Policy Watch
• Putting globally consistent numbers behind who and what is most at risk, and how people, prosperity and the planet will be impacted is essential to guide capital investments in adaptation. UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI)
• Grasslands and extensive grazing play an irreplaceable role in global biodiversity and throughout the year numerous initiatives will raise global awareness of their importance for food production, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and the health of ecosystems. BioNet
• Mainstreaming climate adaptation into urban planning, agriculture, and public health systems will build systemic resilience against India's increasingly erratic climate. Legacy IAS - UPSC Civil Services Coaching, Bangalore
• Encouragingly, responding to public health vulnerabilities caused by climate change is one of Ethiopia's primary goals within the National Adaptation Programme of Action and the Nationally Determined Contributions. Capital Ethiopia Newspaper
• In FY 2023, CDC will dedicate $110 million, an increase of $100 million above FY 2022 enacted, to continue the program in all states and territories, identify potential health effects associated with climate change, and implement health adaptation plans. / USA HHS.gov

Last updated: 24 June 2026