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Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Wed, 2011-08-31 17:05Individual Projects:
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To increase adaptive capacity of national health system institutions, including field practitioners, to respond to climate change-sensitive health risks.
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- Climate change and health early warning and planning systems
- Institutional and technical capacity to manage climate change health risks
- Demonstration Measures to reduce vulnerability
- Regional Cooperation to address climate change health risks
Expected Outputs:
- Outcome 1: Early warning systems will be adjusted to include climate change induced health risks.
- Outcome 2: Capacity of health sector institutions to respond to climate-sensitive health risks will be improved.
- Outcome 3: Prevention measures piloted in emerging and epidemic risk area.
- Outcome 4: Cooperation among participating countries promotes innovation in adaptation to climate change including variability.
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- Contact: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya,
- (212) 906-6843
- Email: pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
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Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Fiji
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UNDP, World Health Organization, Ministry of HealthSummary:
Fiji Project Objective
To increase the adaptive capacity of the health sector to respond to climate sensitive risks.
Key Health Concerns and Vulnerability to Climate Change
Fiji has conducted a study looking at which afflictions have a clear link with climate change. Dengue fever, diarrhoeal diseases (food and water borne) and nutrition-related illnesses were all shown to be linked to climate and have the potential to worsen with increasing climate change and variability.
Project Components:
- Climate change and health early warning and planning systems
- Institutional and technical capacity to manage climate change health risks
- Demonstration Measures to reduce vulnerability
- Regional Cooperation to address climate change health risks
Expected Outputs:
Outcome 1: An early warning system providing reliable information on likely incidence of climate sensitive health risks.
- Climate sensitive health risks/CSD reporting system with prediction modeling.
- Institutional strengthening of health and key multisectoral partners in data management across sectors.
- Timely dissemination of data and advocacy.
- Information systems supporting integrated assessments of climate change and risks in management and long term health planning.
Outcome 2: Capacity of health sector institutions to respond to climate sensitive health risks based on early warning systems improved.
- Clarified and harmonized institutional mandates and procedures to respond to climate risks to public health.
- Health professionals in selected pilot regions have the capacity to respond to climate sensitive health risks based on early warning systems.
- Health professional in selected pilot regions have the capacity to effectively respond to HMDs and CSDs with specific attention on psychosocial intervention.
Outcome 3: Disease prevention measures piloted in areas of heightened health risk due to climate change
- Community members are aware of climate change on their community and take actions to make adaptations to minimize potential health risks.
- Community members are aware of CSDs, what to do when symptoms develop and how to take preventative measures to avoid them.
- Community members are aware of the effects of climate change on their community and take actions to make adaptation to minimize potential risks.
- Detailed Communication Plans in place (for Outcomes 1-3).
Contacts:
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
(212) 906-6843
pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.orgCountry contact
Dr Salanieta Saketa
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health (Chair) Jyotishma Naicker
E-mail: pccaphh.fiji@gmail.comWHO contact
Mr Steven Iddings
WPRO WHO Representative a.i.
E-mail: IddingsS@wpro.who.int
WHO: Health and Climate Adaptation Bulletin
Submitted by Thomas Park on Wed, 2011-08-24 14:46Year:
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This second bulletin outlines some of the initiatives and major progresses made by seven countries to protect health from climate change, under the joint WHO/UNDP/GEF project titled: "Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Global Health". The newsletter also mentions specifically the health projects discussed at the conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) in Bangladesh, emphasising how the local communities and formal health sectors can work together to protect vulnerable people from the health risks that co
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PACC Pacific Climate Change Roundtable Presentation, 17th Mar 2011
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-04-12 04:32Body:
Seven of the 13 PACC member countries presented at the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR) in Alofi, Niue on the 17th March, 2011 at the Millenium Hall.
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At Cancun, Fiji draws attention to the plight of small islands through Portraits of Resilience
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Many Strong Voices
The images and stories are compelling. Students from the Suva Christian Community High School have joined their counterparts in the Arctic and other island states in photographing and writing about the changes they are seeing in their regions due to rapid climate change.
The students visited several locations in Fiji and met people, who were being affected by rising sea levels, coastal erosion and other problems attributed to climate change.
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Fiji
Submitted by joyguillemot on Mon, 2011-02-07 22:07Summary:
Fiji Project Objective
To increase the adaptive capacity of the health sector to respond to climate sensitive risks.
Key Health Concerns and Vulnerability to Climate Change
Fiji has conducted a study looking at which afflictions have a clear link with climate change. Dengue fever, diarrhoeal diseases (food and water borne) and nutrition-related illnesses were all shown to be linked to climate and have the potential to worsen with increasing climate change and variability.
Climate change (and the associated temperature rise) will impact dengue-fever by increasing the frequency of epidemics, as well as the possibility that a larger proportion of the population will be affected by each epidemic. With severe climate change there is even a chance that dengue will become endemic rather than occur in isolated epidemics. Improper water storage practices in water stricken areas have also been associated with an increase in mosquito breeding sites and the risk for related diseases.
Diarrhoeal disease may become more common if Fiji becomes warmer and wetter and if droughts and tropical cyclones occur more frequently, disrupting water supplies and sanitation systems.
Nutrition-related illnesses are most likely to be affected by increases in frequency and/or magnitude of tropical cyclone and drought events. Further, it is also likely that if climate change leads to economic and social disruption and environmental degradation, disadvantageous effects on health may be serious.
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Expected Benefits
The greatest national health benefit of the proposed project is having a functional Health Information System that is capable of generating Early Warning Systems for Climate Sensitive Diseases. Other linked benefits include:
Results and Learning:
This project has been designed to increase the Ministry of Health’s capacity to monitor, assess and respond to hydro-meteorological disasters (HMDs) and Climate Sensitive Diseases (CSDs) and thus reduce health risks associated with climate change and variability. In order to be able to achieve this goal, several specific needs have been identified:
- Mainstreaming and planning - Climate Sensitive Diseases need to be incorporated in the Strategic Planning stages of the Ministry of Health and specifically reflected in the National Health Outcomes as well as the Disaster Preparedness Plans and the National Contingency Plans for Drought and Floods.
- Evaluation - National policies and plans have to be evaluated with specific attention to Watershed and Water Resource Management.
- Assessments - Incorporation of Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (E&HIA) as an integral part of new land and infrastructure development approval in addressing issues involving climate change adaptation to protect human health.
- Response - Intensifying surveillance and response programmes for CSDs during HMDs and other disasters and enhancing activities to rapidly and effectively respond to HMDs and CSDs with specific attention on psychosocial intervention.
| Outcome 1: An early warning system providing reliable information on likely incidence of climate sensitive health risks. |
Outcome 2: Capacity of health sector institutions to respond to climate sensitive health risks based on early warning systems improved. |
Outcome 3: Disease prevention measures piloted in areas of heightened health risk due to climate change |
| 1.1: Climate sensitive health risks/CSD reporting system with prediction modeling. | 2.1: Clarified and harmonized institutional mandates and procedures to respond to climate risks to public health. | 3.1: Community members are aware of climate change on their community and take actions to make adaptations to minimize potential health risks. |
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1.2: Institutional strengthening of health and key multisectoral partners in data management across sectors. |
2.2: Health professionals in selected pilot regions have the capacity to respond to climate sensitive health risks based on early warning systems. | 3.2: Community members are aware of CSDs, what to do when symptoms develop and how to take preventative measures to avoid them |
| 1.3: Timely dissemination of data and advocacy. | 2.3: Health professional in selected pilot regions have the capacity to effectively respond to HMDs and CSDs with specific attention on psychosocial intervention. | 3.3: Community members are aware of the effects of climate change on their community and take actions to make adaptation to minimize potential risks. |
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1.4: Information systems supporting integrated assessments of climate change and risks in management and long term health planning. |
3.4: Detailed Communication Plans in place (for Outcomes 1-3). |
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Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network Discusses Climate Change Adaptation
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Climate-L.org
The fifth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network was organized around the theme "Enhancing the Implementation of the Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action through a Multi-stakeholder Approach."
The meeting, which took place from 9-13 August 2010, in Suva, Fiji, aimed to: review the outcomes of regional and global meetings
Climate Change and the Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclones Project
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Australian Department of Climate ChangeSummary:
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The Climate Change and the Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclones Project is funded by
Australian Department of Climate Change and implemented in all Pacific Developing Member Countries (PDMCs) during 2007 and 2008. The project is designed to conduct further analysis of the climatology of tropical cyclone variability and to develop a tropical cyclone forecasting scheme, linking with activities in the Pacific Islands Climate Predictions Project (PI-CPP).Contacts:
AusAID Contacts:
Brian Dawson
Email: brian.dawson@ausaid.gov.auPaul Mitchell
Email: paul.mitchell@ausaid.gov.auProject Status:
Completed, 2008
Pacific Islands Climate Predictions Project (PI-CPP)
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Australian Bureau of MeteorologySummary:
Project Description: The aim of this project is to strengthen climate prediction in Pacific Island countries. It aims to expand the use of climate predictions by Pacific Island countries both in National Meteorological Services and by industries/agencies which use climate information including farmers, tourism, water resource managers and health authorities. The project is scheduled to end in 2009.
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1. Develop and install PC-based climate prediction software. 2. Train NMS personnel in the use of the climate prediction software and the establishment of a climate prediction service. 3. Facilitate linkages between NMS staff and clients making climate sensitive decisions. 4. Train clients in the effective use of prediction information.
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Project Contacts: Ms. Janita Pahalad Project Team Leader Email: picpp@bom.gov.au Tel: (613) 9669 4781 Mrs. Debbie Dowel Project Support Officer Email: picpp@bom.gov.au Tel: (613) 9669 4757 AusAID Contacts: Brian Dawson Email: brian.dawson@ausaid.gov.au Paul Mitchell Email: paul.mitchell@ausaid.gov.au
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Completed, 31 December 2009Primary Beneficiaries:
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands
South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, SOPAC (Fiji), SPREP (Samoa), Per Participating Country: National Meteorological Services, Lands and Survey Organizations, Environmental Planning and Management Agencies, Ports and Harbor Authorities, Fisheries and Agricultural Departments, Educational InstitutionsSummary:
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The South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project (SPSLCMP) was developed in 1991 as an Australian Government response to concerns raised by member countries of the South Pacific Forum over the potential impacts of human-induced global warming on climate and sea levels in the Pacific region.
Its primary goal is to generate an accurate record of variance in long-term sea level for the South Pacific and to establish methods to make these data readily available and usable by Pacific Island countries.
The first three phases of the project established a network of 12
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AusAID Contacts:
Brian Dawson
Email: brian.dawson@ausaid.gov.auPaul Mitchell
Email: paul.mitchell@ausaid.gov.auProject Status:
Under Implementation, 2006Primary Beneficiaries:
Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
