Health-related climate adaptation: How to innovate and scale global action for local needs

McKinsey August 20, 2024
Claudia von Hammerstein, Hemant Ahlawat, Matt Craven, Matt Wilson

Solutions for adapting healthcare to meet the threats posed by climate change remain immature. Enabling innovation and scaling solutions is a critical priority to protect vulnerable populations around the world.

At a glance

• Managing the threats posed by climate change to human health requires a rapid upscaling of adaptation interventions. This will entail innovation in new interventions that can better meet healthcare needs driven by climate risk, for example, managing heat stress and supply chain resilience. It will also involve initiatives to scale interventions that are immature or not widely adopted in regions most vulnerable to climate risk, including through new policy, financial, or implementation models.
• This article highlights three areas of opportunity for innovation and the scaling of...

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