TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying practical adaptations to health risks from extreme weather events for multi-actors
AU - Zhao, Meng Zhen
AU - Zhang, Chi
AU - Cai, Wen Jia
AU - Zhao, Zhen Pin
AU - Lu, Bo
AU - Li, Tian Tian
AU - Hong, Cong Kai
AU - Liao, Wei Yi
AU - Chen, Jifei
AU - Zhang, Shang Chen
AU - Sun, Jin Jie
AU - Shang, Jing
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - To address escalating health risk posed by extreme weather due to climate change, it's particularly important to identify tailored adaptation measures for various actors, enabling them to respond quickly and effectively. However, there remains a lack of clarity on the specific and comprehensive actions each actor should take. This study first establishes an adaptation action framework to delineate a pathway for implementing adaptation measures, encompassing integrated monitoring, risk assessment, risk warning, policy response, effectiveness evaluation, and capacity building. Within this framework, the study identifies practical adaptation action lists tailored to various actors---governments, healthcare facilities, communities, and individuals. These actions include establishing multisectoral coordination mechanisms, conducting health risk assessments, promoting telemedicine, utilizing wearable health devices, and more. Furthermore, this study reviews the progress of adaptations to health risks associated with climate change, revealing that national and regional adaptation plans are increasingly being implemented, early warning systems are becoming more precise and informative, and adaptation knowledge-sharing initiatives are continuously evolving and innovating. However, three significant challenges persist in areas such as intersectoral collaboration, awareness gaps, and insufficient financing. Overall, this study provides a clear path for actors to develop and implementing comprehensive strategies to mitigate the health risks posed by climate change.
AB - To address escalating health risk posed by extreme weather due to climate change, it's particularly important to identify tailored adaptation measures for various actors, enabling them to respond quickly and effectively. However, there remains a lack of clarity on the specific and comprehensive actions each actor should take. This study first establishes an adaptation action framework to delineate a pathway for implementing adaptation measures, encompassing integrated monitoring, risk assessment, risk warning, policy response, effectiveness evaluation, and capacity building. Within this framework, the study identifies practical adaptation action lists tailored to various actors---governments, healthcare facilities, communities, and individuals. These actions include establishing multisectoral coordination mechanisms, conducting health risk assessments, promoting telemedicine, utilizing wearable health devices, and more. Furthermore, this study reviews the progress of adaptations to health risks associated with climate change, revealing that national and regional adaptation plans are increasingly being implemented, early warning systems are becoming more precise and informative, and adaptation knowledge-sharing initiatives are continuously evolving and innovating. However, three significant challenges persist in areas such as intersectoral collaboration, awareness gaps, and insufficient financing. Overall, this study provides a clear path for actors to develop and implementing comprehensive strategies to mitigate the health risks posed by climate change.
KW - Adaptation
KW - Climate change
KW - Extreme weather event
KW - Health
KW - Multiple actors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105000537747&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105000537747
SN - 1674-9278
JO - Advances in Climate Change Research
JF - Advances in Climate Change Research
ER -