The authors make the statement: “While most of these events cannot be completely avoided, many of the health risks could be prevented through building climate-resilient health systems with improved risk reduction, preparation, response, and recovery. Conducting vulnerability and adaptation assessments and developing health system adaptation plans can identify priority actions to effectively reduce risks, such as disaster risk management and more resilient infrastructure. The risks are urgent, so action is needed now.”

Based on the analyses in this paper, if you were to advise your organization on one or two of the most urgent risks, which would you choose and why? What would you advise them to do about the risks using the models discussed here: adaptation and mitigation; disaster risk management; and economic considerations?