Climate-smart healthcare : low-carbon and resilience strategies for the health sector

Short Summary of Resource: This report is a flexible tool, relevant to the preparation of background sections or policy documents, given their emphasis on climate change and health links
Detailed description of the resource: This report illustrates how a low-carbon approach can provide effective, cheaper care while at the same time being climate smart. Low-carbon healthcare provides an approach for designing, building, operating, and investing in health systems and facilities that generate minimal amounts of greenhouse gases, putting health systems on a climate-smart development path, aligning health development and delivery with global climate goals.
Keywords: CLIMATE AND WEATHER Mitigation, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Carbon
Content Owners / Rights Holders: World Bank
Date of Publication: 2017
Type of Resource: Sector reports
Format of Resource: pdf
Relevant Sector: Human health and well-being
Geographical Scope: International
Relevant LG Functional Area: Environment/sustainability
Council Type: ALL council types
URL / DOI for resource access: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/322251495434571418/Climate-smart-healthcare-low-carbon-and-resilience-strategies-for-the-health-sector
Relevant Governance Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions