Accounting for Health Impacts of Climate Change

978-92-9092-359-6 (print), 978-92-9092-360-2 (web)

Climate change will affect health in most countries in Asia and the Pacific. It will challenge the public health community at the global, regional and national levels with emerging diseases and existing diseases increasing and spreading geographically. This study aims to improve the understanding of the human health dimensions of climate change and how projects in areas other than health, such as agriculture, water financing programs, and disaster risk reduction need to account explicitly for the health impacts of their interventions.

Executive SummaryIntroductionClimate Change, Health, and CostsManaging the Health Impacts of Climate Change through Sector ProjectsConclusions and RecommendationsReferences

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Regional Workshop on Responding to Climate Change in the Pacific: Moving from Strategy to Action

A climate change workshop with the theme “Moving from Strategy to Action” was organized by the Pacific Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and attended by 106 representatives from various stakeholder groups in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs). The workshop aimed to (i) disseminate ADB’s work and approach in support of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in its Pacific DMCs; (ii) promote partnership and dialogue with Pacific DMCs, development partners, and other stakeholders for a coordinated and harmonized response to climate change in the region; and (iii) discuss possible mechanisms and actionable recommendations for improving the access of Pacific DMCs to climate change financing in the region.

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