Strengthening basic public health services can rapidly reduce vulnerability to death and ill-health caused by climate change; however, this opportunity is often missed . The 2020 New Zealand Health and Disability System Review pointed to shortcomings in leadership and governance, structures that embed health inequity, lack of transparency in planning and reporting and underinvestment in public health personnel and systems . An Australian study found that without deliberate planning the health system 'would only be able to deal with climate change in an expensive, ad hoc crisis management manner' . In both Australia and New Zealand the COVID-19 epidemic has highlighted weaknesses
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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