How to clarify your objectives before creating a climate change adaptation plan. This lecture was held in the researcher training sessions which are part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/

1. Understanding the context in
which adaptation will be taking
place: clarifying objectives

3. Health care and climate
change
This aspect of the plan relates:
1. to describing the context for the issues – reasons for concern
2. identifying challenges and key policies and other drivers.
Need to describe the context within which adaptation will be taking place:
• What are the issues and reasons for concern – description of what is
included
• Governance structures – relevant policies, organisations and institutions
• Vulnerable groups and locations
• Knowledge and data sources – link to holders and providers
• Links to other issues

4. Reasons for Concern
• Consider how health care is already being
affected by climate variability and change?
• What is known about the potential impacts as
a result of projected climate and non-climate
changes?

5. Other key objectives and
plans
Socio-economic development and growth,
demographic, and policies at the national and
autonomous region levels e.g., 13th 5Y Plans
• Changes: planned and unplanned that are
taking place that might affect resilience
• Those that could provide opportunities or
constraints for adaptation planning

6. Developing a Map
• Working in groups of 6 people
• Develop a ‘map’ using the large flipchart
paper
– The health care-climate change issue context –
focus on the reasons for concern
• Use these to articulate relationships with
other issues (considering their objectives and
plans)

7. Mapping the Current Context
Issues included and behind reasons for
concern
Relevant Policies, Institutions and
organisations
Knowledge and data sources – holders
and providers
Vulnerable people /
groups
Vulnerable
locations
Links to other issues Links to other issues
Links to other issuesLinks to other issues

8. Mapping the Current Context
Issues included and behind reasons for
concern
Relevant Policies, Institutions and
organisations
Knowledge and data sources – holders
and providers
Vulnerable people /
groups
Vulnerable
locations
Links to other issues Links to other issues
Links to other issuesLinks to other issues
Urban
development
EmploymentEmergency
planning
Health
concerns
during heat
waves
Biodiversity
Flooding
plans
Health care
facilities
Transport
infrastructure
Air quality
Ministry or
other
government
institutions
Health care
policies
Traditional
Knowledge
Census and
statistical
reports
Research
reports and
surveys