Africa Adaptation Programme trains journalists on climate change and disaster risk reporting

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Where are they now?

Emmanuel Wongibe

AAP brownbag lunch highlights successes of Media Capacity Building Project

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Africa Adaptation Programme sponsors African journalists to attend and report on COP17

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Africa Adaptation Programme presents lessons from climate data and information capacity building activities at TICAD side event

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Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Kenya

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  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health
    Summary:

    Kenya Project Objective

    To strengthen national focus and adaptive capacity to prevent epidemic highland malaria in Kenya.

    Health Concerns and Vulnerability to Climate Change

    Malaria has always existed in Kenya, however in the past, the higher altitudes of the highlands region limited highland malaria transmission to seasonal outbreaks, with considerable year-to-year variation.

    Project Components:
    1. Climate change and health early warning and planning  systems
    2. Institutional and technical capacity to manage  climate change health risks
    3. Demonstration Measures to reduce vulnerability
    4. Regional Cooperation to address climate change health risks
    Expected Outputs:

    Outcome 1: Climate-sensitive health risks are identified with sufficient lead-time for effective response

    1. Climate-sensitive health risk data are reported in timely and reliable manner to disease control agencies.
    2. Climate data are reported in timely and reliable manner to disease control agencies.
    3. Climate change-induced changes and drivers of health-risks are determined.

    Outcome 2: Capacity of health sector institutions to respond to climate-sensitive health risks will be improved

    1. Clarified and harmonized institutional mandates and procedures to respond to climate risks to public health.
    2. Training syllabus and long-term support mechanisms for community and national level health  protection from climate change developed.

    Outcome 3: Disease prevention measures piloted in areas of heightened health risk due to climate change

    1. Advance planning of responses for pilot regions.
    2. Preventative interventions applied on the basis of plan, in response to warning system information.
    Contacts:

    Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
    (212) 906-6843
    pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org

    WHO contact

    Solomon Nzioka
    E-mail: Nziokas@ke.afro.who.int

    Wilfred Ndegwa
    E-mail: ndegwaw@ke.afro.who.int

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    Local communities
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SCCF
    Cofinancing Total:
    Not specified
    Total Amounts:
    550,000 USD

Africa Adaptation Programme presents at UNFCCC side event and high-level meeting in Bonn with Japanese delegation

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Africa Adaptation Programme’s innovative approach showcased to African negotiators at UNFCCC gathering in Bonn

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United Nations Volunteers and AAP Collaboration Flyer

Submitted by ryanl on Wed, 2011-06-01 23:47
Author(s):
Ryan Laddey, Daphne Casey, Takaaki Miyaguchi
Year:
2011
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In partnership with United Nations Volunteers, the AAP is funding the project “Promoting Expedited Implementation and Sustained Results” to help countries address emerging challenges. The overall objective of the project is to develop the capacities of participating countries to expedite implementation of the AAP and facilitate the sustained results of AAP outcomes and outputs.

Africa Adaptation Programme shares country experiences and capacity building initiatives at ISDR Global Platform Side Event

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UK Met Office partnering with Africa Adaptation Programme to expand access and availability of climate data and information

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