Instead of creating a new subset of needs for communities, we should be vigorously stepping up our existing development, infrastructure, agricultural productivity, and
economic resilience efforts.
More broadly,
efforts should be focused on strengthening government institutions in vulnerable countries and helping them invest in «green growth» policies aimed at increasing
economic growth while fostering
resilience to climate shocks, he said.
There is a growing recognition that the magnitude of health «co-benefits,» like reducing both pollution and cardiovascular disease, could be significant, both from a public health and an
economic standpoint.273, 272,309 Some climate change
resilience efforts will benefit health, but potential co-harms should be considered when implementing these strategies.