This report emphasizes the urgent need to incorporate mental health into climate change adaptation strategies. Climate change poses direct and indirect threats to mental well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations. Moreover, climate action creates co-beneficial opportunities for mental health. The report conducted a review of the national climate adaptation policies of 193 countries, and provides recommendations for policy workers, specifically targeted to national adaptation policies.

The review identified that:

• 42% of countries mention mental health in their climate adaptation policies
• 36% of countries mention climate change-related mental health impacts in their adaptation policies
• 17% of countries include adaptation actions to address mental health in their adaptation policies

In the recommendations, the report advocates for cross-sectoral collaboration to embed psychosocial support within adaptation frameworks, highlighting community-based and culturally sensitive approaches.