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Climate Change , Global Health , Forecasting , Global Health/trends , Health Planning , Humans , Renewable EnergyABSTRACT
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COVID-19 , Climate Change , Extreme Weather , Global Health , Conservation of Natural Resources/trends , Health Policy , Humans , International Cooperation , Pandemics , SARS-CoV-2Subject(s)
Child Health , Climate Change , Global Health , Communicable Diseases/epidemiology , Conservation of Natural Resources , Delivery of Health Care/methods , Extreme Heat/adverse effects , Food Supply/statistics & numerical data , Health Policy , Humans , International Cooperation , Malnutrition/epidemiology , WeatherSubject(s)
Climate Change , Global Health , Health Policy , Climate Change/economics , Conservation of Energy Resources , Environmental Pollution/prevention & control , Financing, Organized , Health Planning/economics , Health Services Research , Humans , Politics , Public Health , Renewable Energy , Research ReportSubject(s)
Climate Change , Health Status , Public Health/trends , Air Pollution/prevention & control , Climate Change/economics , Communicable Diseases/epidemiology , Disasters , Electricity , Food Supply , Global Health/trends , Health Occupations , Health Planning/economics , Humans , Infrared Rays , International Cooperation , Malnutrition/etiology , Maternal Health , Risk Assessment/trends , WorkABSTRACT
Information about weather and climate is vital for many areas of decision-making, particularly under conditions of increasing vulnerability and uncertainty related to climate change. We have quantified the global commercial supply of weather and climate information services. Although government data are sometimes freely available, the interpretation and analysis of those data, alongside additional data collection, are required to formulate responses to specific challenges in areas such as health, agriculture, and the built environment. Using transactional data, we analyzed annual spending by private and public organizations on commercial weather and climate information in more than 180 countries by industrial sector, region, per capita, and percentage of GDP (gross domestic product) and against the country's climate and extreme weather risk. There are major imbalances regarding access to these essential services between different countries based on region and development status. There is also no relationship between the level of climate and weather risks that a country faces and the level of per capita spending on commercial weather and climate information in that country. At the international level, action is being taken to improve access to information services. With a better understanding of the flows of commercial weather and climate information, as explored in this study, it will be possible to tackle these regional and development-related disparities and thus to increase resilience to climate and weather risks.