Regional organisations supporting health sector responses to climate change in Southeast Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role played by regional organisations in climate change adaptation and health is growing in Southeast Asia, with the Asian Development Bank and the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Health and Environment both supporting health and adaptation initiatives. There is, however, a lack of empirical research on the value that regional organisations add to national health-related adaptation. This qualitative research compares regional project and governance-based models of adaptation and health support in Southeast Asia, providing an analysis of strengths and weaknesses of each, as well as possibilities for improvement.

Methods

An existing adaptation assessment framework was modified for this research, and used as a guide to gather and analyse data from academic and gre

SUBMITTER: Gilfillan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6091073 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature