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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
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- 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 Kenya
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UNDP, World Health Organization, Ministry of HealthSummary:
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:
- 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: Climate-sensitive health risks are identified with sufficient lead-time for effective response
- Climate-sensitive health risk data are reported in timely and reliable manner to disease control agencies.
- Climate data are reported in timely and reliable manner to disease control agencies.
- 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
- Clarified and harmonized institutional mandates and procedures to respond to climate risks to public health.
- 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
- Advance planning of responses for pilot regions.
- Preventative interventions applied on the basis of plan, in response to warning system information.
Contacts:
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
(212) 906-6843
pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.orgWHO contact
Solomon Nzioka
E-mail: Nziokas@ke.afro.who.intWilfred Ndegwa
E-mail: ndegwaw@ke.afro.who.int
How A Village In Kenya Changed With The Climate
Submitted by chocho on Thu, 2011-03-03 21:33Video:
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Climate change is wreaking havoc across Kenya where farmers no longer know when to expect the rains. In the village of Taveta, farmers on the brink of ruin after season after season of failed harvests, found a way to change with the climate and get their fields growing again. Here's how.
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UNDP Community Water Initiative - Fostering Water Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Submitted by andrea on Sun, 2011-02-27 23:35Year:
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The UNDP Community Water Initiative has funded successful projects in some of the most vulnerable communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America. Using a broad range of innovative approaches, these projects have helped increase the capacities of local people to participate in developing their own solutions to local water resource problems. By providing modest funds, CWI has helped generate large rewards for the communities in terms of water security, natural resources management, and social well being.
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Integrating Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change into Sustainable Development Policy Planning and Implementation in Southern and Eastern Africa
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
AFRICAN CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (ACTS), INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IISD)Summary:
The objective of this project is to mainstream adaptation to climate change into development planning in the participating countries that are facing increasing impacts from climate change to ensure that vulnerability is reduced and maladaptations avoided.
The project is designed to respond to priorities that have been identified through National Communications and other relevant assessments, following the staged approach for adaptation.
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Refer to attached Project Document for individual country components and outputs.
Contacts:
Liza Leclerc
United Nations Environment Program
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi 00100, Kenya
Liza.Leclerc@unep.orgTel. And email: 254-20-62-3113
E-mail: gefinfo@unep.orgProject Status:
CEO Approved
Adaptation against the odds: enabling communities to cope with climate change
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The NGO Practical Action will highlight its work with a photo exhibition of images looking at how families in developing countries are coping with climate change.
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Kenya
Submitted by joyguillemot on Mon, 2011-02-07 22:07Summary:
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.
Climate change is projected to make malaria control more difficult in many areas of Kenya. In areas where malaria already occurs, transmission intensity is expected to increase along with the length of the transmission season. It is also expected that malaria will spread into new locations, particularly the higher altitudes of the highlands, where its prevalence is not currently actively monitored or forecasted. Communities living at altitudes above 1,100 meters are more vulnerable to malaria epidemics due to lack of immunity, lack of preparedness, climate variability and other factors.
Approximately 13 to 20 million Kenyans are at risk of malaria, with the percentage at risk increasing as climate change facilitates the movement of the malaria vector up the highlands.
Studies into the affect of climate change on health in Kenya also reported increases in acute respiratory infections for ASAL areas; emergence and re-emergence of Rift Valley fever; leishmaniasis and malnutrition. Floods, occasional outbreaks of waterborne diseases e.g. cholera, dysentery and typhoid have been reported in lowland areas.
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The most significant benefit envisioned to arise from this project is the reduction in the burden of highland malaria epidemics.
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The pilot project will provide training and development of tools to prepare malaria control programs to understand the influence of climate change and variability on the transmission risks of malaria in focalised areas. A model for predicting highland malaria was developed in 2006 and validated with previously observed malaria epidemics. It indicated a very high utility in predicting malaria epidemics three months in advance at areas higher than 1800 m. This project aims to take the model to the next step by operationally validating it and developing better tools for malaria forecasting to support decision-making on public health interventions that help prevent epidemics. To be able to do this effectively the following areas of adaptive capacity development will the specifically targeted in the project:
- Improved use of weather forecasting - Forecasting through global weather networks can provide the data needed to predict malaria epidemics. Currently there is limited access to short-term and long-term health specific weather information at the community, district and national levels.
- Improved disease prediction capacity - The development of an Early Warning System will significantly improve preparedness for malaria epidemics, despite current deficiencies in the quality of routinely collected health data.
- Improved epidemic preparedness, and disease detection - Districts have the capacity to develop plans for epidemic preparedness and response, however timely availability of the required resources has been a challenge. Most districts have adequate data to calculate threshold levels for existing epidemic detection only.
- Improved outbreak response - Many barriers to effective response currently exist and will be addressed in the project.
| Outcome 1: Climate-sensitive health risks are identified with sufficient lead-time for effective response |
Outcome 2: Capacity of health sector institutions to respond to climate-sensitive health risks will be improved |
Outcome 3: Disease prevention measures piloted in areas of heightened health risk due to climate change |
| 1.1: Climate-sensitive health risk data are reported in timely and reliable manner to disease control agencies. |
2.1: Clarified and harmonized institutional mandates and procedures to respond to climate risks to public health. |
3.1: Advance planning of responses for pilot regions. |
| 1.2: Climate data are reported in timely and reliable manner to disease control agencies. | 2.2: Training syllabus and long-term support mechanisms for community and national level health protection from climate change developed. |
3.2: Preventative interventions applied on the basis of plan, in response to warning system information. |
| 1.3: Climate change-induced changes and drivers of health-risks are determined. |
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Not Yet Applicable
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Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Carbon Markets Opportunities for Investments and Sustainable Development in Local Communities
Submitted by naomi.sleeper on Thu, 2010-09-16 03:27Year:
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This report, prepared by Bureau of Environmental Analysis (BEA) international, compiles case studies aimed to determine the potential of indigenous knowledge to strategically contribute to mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Strategies for adapting to climate change in rural Sub-Saharan Africa
Submitted by naomi.sleeper on Fri, 2010-09-03 10:11Year:
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This IFPRI publication is a review of data sources, Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs (PRSPs) and National Adaptation Plans for Agriculture (NAPAs) in ASARECA member countries (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda).
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Cities in Climate Change (CCCI) - A component of Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net)
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UN-HABITAT, UNDESASummary:
Hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by climate change. The vulnerability of human settlements in this new urban era will increase through rising sea levels, inland floods, frequent and stronger tropical cyclones, periods of increased heat and the spread of diseases. Climate change may negatively impact on the infrastructure and worsen the access to basic urban services and the quality of life in cities. Most affected are the urban poor – the slum dwellers in developing countries.
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The Cities in Climate Change Initiative targets cities in developing and least developed countries. It emphasises good governance, responsibility, leadership and practical initiatives for the communities and their citizens. It builds on the well-tested Environmental Planning and Management process which is suited to address climate change issues within the city by a wide host of actors. A set of tools will be developed to support city-leaders and practitioners in addressing the impact of climate change (adaptation) and to help reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (mitigation). This will be supported with technological and financial options as they emerge from the needs of cities.Expected Outputs:
* The setting up of global, regional, national and city to city networks of national and local government associations, non-governmental bodies, universities, the private sector, and UN organizations addressing climate change;
* Localization and implementation of national adaptation and mitigation strategies;
* The strengthening of capacities of local authorities to integrate climate change concerns in local and city wide planning and budgeting for cost-effective policy responses;
* The strengthening of the capacities of local government training institutes to provide climate change training for local governments.Contacts:
UN-HABITAT Global Division,
Urban Environmental Planning Branch (UEPB)
P.O. Box 30030, 00100
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: +254 20 7625405,
Fax: +254 20 7623715
Email: ues@unhabitat.org
www.sudnet.orgProject Status:
Under implementation
