Living Health Systems

What if every financial decision made the world a healthier place?

  • What does ‘Scale Up’ really Mean?

    This post was revised and edited on 1st July 2025. ‘Scale Up’ is a common phrase that is often seen in climate finance. If you apply for a grant for instance, it’s highly likely you will have to talk about scale. In the Green Climate Fund applications, for instance, there is a section that asks…

  • Does Innovation have to be Tech?

    This post was revised and edited on 1st July 2025. Innovation is expected to be our get-out-of-jail-card for decarbonization and climate adaption. It will “fight” climate change [1] and provide “new solutions” [2] for carbon neutrality. Innovation is a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG):  SDG 9 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure. The SDG aims to “build resilient…

  • Does the Adaptation Fund fund Health?

    This post was revised and edited on 1st July 2025. The Adaptation Fund is an important source of grant money for developing countries. This post investigates if and how health systems could access their finance. Like the GCF, the Adaptation Fund is a climate fund. Its aims are to “finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes…

  • Is Crowdfunding Useful?

    This post was revised and edited on 1st July 2025. Crowdfunding is a way to raise money. It’s becoming an increasingly popular way to raise money. In 2024, Statista reckoned that the value of all crowdfunding transactions would be around $1.2billion, 40% of that raised in USA alone [1] with China as an increasingly important…

  • Does the Green Climate Fund invest in Health?

    This post was revised and edited on 1st July 2025. The the Green Climate Fund (GCF) claims to be the largest global fund that helps developing countries respond to climate change. This post investigates if and how health systems can access that finance. The GCF was established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…

  • Are Grants Available for Green Health Systems?

    This post was revised and edited on 1st July 2025. There is a misconception that climate finance is all about grants. And while climate finance is much wider, there is no doubt that grants are important part of financing green, resilient health systems in low resourced settings. The most attractive aspect of grants is that…