We know that climate change is disrupting healthcare systems across the Pacific. Our new report, Vulnerability and Adaptation examines where Global Green & Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Pacific members are at when it comes to understanding their vulnerability to climate change, and adapting their facilities and processes to respond accordingly.

Some key takeaways:

• National climate risk assessments provide robust, integrated analysis, but their translation into local, healthcare-specific information is incomplete and inconsistent.
  
• New Zealand demonstrates cohesive adaptation due to strong central coordination, while decentralised health systems in Australia vary in maturity.
  
• Adaptation actions largely address well-recognised risks such as heat stress, bushfire smoke, flooding, infectious disease shifts and service disruption. Infrastructure adaptation has yet to progress beyond early groundwork.
  
• Workforce training and climate literacy initiatives are progressing well.

Read the full report and recommendations here.