Climate change is perhaps the single greatest threat facing the future of the global healthcare system, urging the international community to reevaluate its approach to global health and develop more effective methods to reach bipartisan agreement for implementation. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of climate disaster preparedness, the impacts of rising temperatures on infectious diseases, and the consequences of excess heat conditions in terms of mental and physical health.

Data and recommendations were synthesized from open sources such as the Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization as well as papers published recently on PubMed or other public databases.

Based on its findings, this paper first recognizes the strong interdependence of local, regional, and global policymaking with climate disaster preparedness, especially in terms of resource management and mitigation efforts. Second, it emphasizes the role of climate change in infectious disease transmission and excessive heat conditions, both of which are also heavily impacted by infrastructural and technological developments. Finally, this paper identifies key areas requiring action such as the expansion of weather radar stations in less developed countries, the implementation of zoning laws for urban heat islands, the regulation of plastic waste runoff from rivers into oceans, and the transition to digital health paired with green data storage.

The sooner these recommendations are embraced and implemented, the better prepared the international community will be in the event of a climate disaster.