The healthcare system needs to be further developed in order to better cope not only with the physical but also the psychological effects of climate change. A „national resilience plan“ is needed to work out how people can deal with the stress caused by climate change as „productively“ as possible. This is what the report „Psychological Perspectives on Climate Change: Strategies and Concepts“ by the Association of German Psychologists calls for. It is also important that the development of a comprehensive climate awareness with „realistic risk perception“ is promoted.