To effectively address these growing health challenges posed by climate change, health considerations must be
systematically integrated into broader national climate adaptation strategies.
The process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans (NAPs) — established as part of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes — is a key opportunity to integrate
health into national climate change planning. Ministries of health are therefore encouraged to develop a
standalone health-specific component, the health national adaptation plan (HNAP), while ensuring integration
of health within the overall NAP. The NAP process — including the health component — is a critical mechanism for
health adaptation planning.