Building Economic Resilience to the Health Impacts of Climate Change 2025

1.2 The economic consequences of the health impacts of climate change This report focuses on the economic consequences of climate-health risks. Good health is fundamental to economic productivity, while poor health slows economic growth and can entrench poverty and inequality. The Climate and Health Business Framework (Figure 2) provides a structure for assessing the interconnections between climate hazards, health risks, their economic impacts on business, and interventions to build resilience. The Climate and Health Business Framework FIGURE 2 Interventions for adaptation and resilience Economic impacts Opportunities /uni2776 Changing demand and consumer needs Risks /uni2777 Workforce availability and productivity loss /uni2778 Supply chain disruptions /uni2779 Strain on physical and financial capital /uni2776 Employee protection initiatives /uni2777 Improving climate resilience of systems /uni2778 Products, services and community engagement Enabling environment (e.g. data and research, policy and regulation, financing mechanisms)Vulnerability and social risk factors Social determinants of health Pregnancy and parenting Age, gender and biological factorsSystems resilience Air pollutionWater scarcity Community inclusion and practicesEcosystem decline Migration and displacementClimate risk factors Population health outcomesExtreme weather events Injury and mortality Heat-related illness Vector-borne diseases Food-borne illness Respiratory illness Mental health disorders Zoonotic diseases Water-related illness Malnutrition Non-communicable diseasesExtreme heat Sea level rise Building Economic Resilience to the Health Impacts of Climate Change 8