World BankInter-American Development BankKfW2025-11-112025-11-122025-11-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/43954Climate change is intensifying health risks worldwide, amplifying disease burdens, and exposing vulnerable populations to new and worsening threats, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Smart Buys: High-Value Actions for Health Sector Adaptation—developed by the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and KfW with support from partners—offers countries a set of options of adaptable, cost-beneficial actions to strengthen health sector adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change. The report identifies eight promising, high-value actions for health sector adaptation: Implemented Heat Action Plans, Integrated Surveillance and Early Warning and Response Systems, Climate-Resilient Health Infrastructure, Drone-Based Medical Supply Chain Delivery, Community Health Worker-Led Climate-Health Education for Communities, Text-Based Telehealth Services for Climate-Affected Populations, Mental Health Services for Climate-Affected Populations, and Mosquito Vector Control. It also spotlights proven, cost-effective clinical interventions from the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition that can support climate adaptation, highlighting opportunities where investment can deliver both immediate health benefits and long-term resilience to climate change. This report is a resource for countries seeking to translate climate-health commitments into investments and action that deliver measurable results.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOReportWorld Bankd74f4285-f581-4205-a69d-004be2155676