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Climate resilience starts with national funding of care
Climate shocks can disrupt services that millions of vulnerable people rely on, yet care is largely absent from adaptation plans and national funding estimates. Investing in climate-resilient care can prevent cascading health and economic crises, while creating jobs and easing pressure on public budgets
Caren Grown and Kendall Trelegan
11 Oct 2026
It is getting harder by the day to justify the slow pace of adaptation to climate change. Last year was one of the hottest on record, with economies and communities around the world disrupted by extreme heat, heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones. As November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP31 ) in Turkey approaches, governments must move beyond climate commitments and focus on implementation.
