Increasing manifestations of climate change have led to broad concern about direct and indirect implications for human health and wellbeing, now and in the future. In addition to observable impacts of more volatile weather patterns, including extreme heat and flooding, food insecurity and encroachment of infectious diseases into new regions are further examples of widespread threats that are challenging both to predict and to prepare for. In a Policy Forum, Robin Fears and co-authors discuss evidence-informed regional and global policy responses to health impacts of climate change, noting the importance of country climate adaptation plans and nationally determined contributions to global assessments.

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