Barriers and opportunities to health system climate change adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean
D E Greaves, W Gabriel, L Charles, A Thomas, L Telesford · 2026
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Description
Health systems in the Eastern Caribbean face rising heat, storms, and disease risk from a warming climate. D E Greaves and co-authors review the region's national health adaptation plans from 2022 and 2023 to judge how ready those systems are. Their 2026 paper sorts the plans with a SWOT scan of strengths, weak points, chances, and threats.
Weak joint work across ministries and thin governance for putting plans into force stood out as the main blocks. On the plus side, the plans showed strong backing from top leaders, joint committees across ministries, and open paths to climate and health funds. The authors conclude that these small island states sit in a good spot to apply adaptation steps and build sturdier health systems, if they can turn plans into funded action.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | D E Greaves, W Gabriel, L Charles, A Thomas, L Telesford |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |