Managing the Health Impacts of Climate Change through Sector Projects 27 scenarios; and (iii) investigations on the costs of the projected health impacts of climate change; effectiveness of adaptation; and the limiting forces, major drivers, and costs of adaptation. Of similar importance, the authors conclude that “there is a need to strengthen institutions and mechanisms that can systematically promote interactions among researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to facilitate the appropriate incorporation of research findings into policy decisions.” As shown in Figure 12, collaboration and coordination among different fields of expertise is required to reduce the uncertainty to health impacts of climate change. Figure 12 A Collaborative Approach Climate expertise Sector impacts of CC Climate change Mitigation interventions 1 Health experts Sector DR function 2 Water Agriculture Disaster Adaptation interventions Health impacts Economic expertise Adaptation interventions 3 Economic function Socioeconomic characteristics Development interventions CC = climate change; DR = Dose Response. Source: Figure created by author for this report.