Procuring for Adaptation: A guide for incorporating climate adaptation into healthcare investment decisions

Published by Dimitra Panou on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

Developed by project partner University of Cambridge, this guide is intended to assist healthcare organisations to make investment and procurement decisions in a way which promotes the physical adaptation of their facilities and estates to the potential harms driven by climate change. It focuses helping healthcare organisations navigate the process of securing funding and procuring interventions in an adaptation-positive way, so that their buildings and infrastructures are adapted to a warmer climate and more frequent, longer and more extreme weather events, such as storms, droughts and heatwaves. The guide is targeted at hospital managers and finance and procurement professionals in Europe, and complements general guides on sustainable procurement.

The guide offers practical insights to:
✔️ Navigate funding and procurement processes with an adaptation-positive focus.
✔️ Prepare healthcare facilities for warmer climates and extreme weather events like storms, droughts, and heatwaves.
✔️ Complement existing resources on sustainable procurement with a targeted approach for hospital managers, finance teams, and procurement professionals.