Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health

Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Wed, 2011-08-31 17:05
Individual Projects:
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Barbados
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Bhutan
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in China
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Fiji
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Jordan
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Kenya
Piloting climate change adaptation to protect human health in Uzbekistan
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
UNDP, World Health Organization, and Ministries of Health in the pilot countries
Summary:

Description

To increase adaptive capacity of national health system institutions, including field practitioners, to respond to climate change-sensitive health risks.

Summary

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: 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.
Project Status:
CEO Endorsed (November 30, 2009)
Funding Source:
GEF-SCCF
Financing Amount:
USD 4,500,000
Cofinancing Total:
USD 15,963,559
Total Amounts:
USD 20,933,244
Contacts:
  • Contact: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya,
  • (212) 906-6843
  • Email: pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
Resources:
WHO: Global Project Overview
WHO: Barbados project profile
WHO: Bhutan project profile
WHO: China project profile
WHO: Fiji project profile
WHO: Jordan project profile
WHO: Kenya project profile
WHO: Uzbekistan project profile
GEF Project Details - Global
UNDP Jordan: project implementation
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Hands-on Energy Adaptation Toolkit

Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-09-09 03:59
Summary:
Overview

Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to destructive weather events - floods, droughts, windstorms, or other parameters. The vulnerability is driven in part by climate but also by countries’ sensitivity to events exacerbated by past practices, socioeconomic conditions, or legacy issues.

Protecting Health from Climate Change in Southeast Europe, Central Asia and the Northern Russian Federation: Seven Country Initiative

Submitted by JulianneBG on Fri, 2010-06-25 06:05
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
German Environment Ministry
Summary:
Project Components:

This project (implemented by WHO Regional Office for Europe and German Environment Ministry) focuses on the development of adaptation strategies to protect human health from climate change in Southeast Europe, Northern Russia and Central Asia (Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Uzbekistan).

Expected Outputs:

The specific objectives of the project are:
**1.** To develop national (or sub-national) environment and health adaptation plans or integrating health into existing plans;
**2.** To strengthen health systems and build institutional capacity on climate change in relation to:
- extreme weather events preparedness and response
- infectious disease surveillance and response
- respiratory diseases early detection and response
- water management and malnutrition;
**3.** To foster innovation in energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy for health services;
**4.** To provide intelligence and facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences on effective adaptation and mitigation measures.

Project Status:
On-going.
Cofinancing Total:
-
Total Amounts:
Under implementation.
Contacts:

Ms. Bettina Menne
Medical Officer
Global Change and Health
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
bme@ecr.euro.who.int

Resources:
PROTECTING HEALTH FROM CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA AND THE NORTHERN RUSSIAN FEDERATION: SEVEN-COUNTRY INITIATIVE

Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, World Health Organization and Ministries of Health in the pilot countries
    Summary:

    Description

    To increase adaptive capacity of national health system institutions, including field practitioners, to respond to climate change-sensitive health risks.

    Summary

    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: 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.
    Contacts:

    Contact: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya (UNDP)

    (212) 906-6843

    Email: pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org

     

    Contact: Joy Guillemot (WHO)

    Email: guillemotj@who.int 

    Project Status:
    CEO Endorsed (November 30, 2009).
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SCCF
    Cofinancing Total:
    USD 15,963,559
    Total Amounts:
    USD 20,933,244