Climate and Health Program

Climate and Health Program is sponsored by World Health Organization. Supports projects that address the health impacts of climate change in vulnerable populations, including those in the DRC.

Climate Change and Health Climate Change and Health WHO has been working on climate change and health for over 25 years - advocating, collecting evidence and providing comprehensive support to countries in dealing with health effects of climate change.

Finance for Health and Climate Change Finance for Health and Climate Change Country projects on climate change and health Building climate-resilient health systems Climate-transformative leadership and governance Climate-smart health workforce Assessments of climate and health risks and GHG emissions Integrated risks monitoring, early warning, and GHG emissions tracking Health and climate research Climate-resilient and low carbon infrastructures, technologies, and supply chain Management of environmental determinants of health Climate-informed health programmes Climate-related emergency preparedness and management Sustainable climate and health financing Climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities Integrated surveillance and climate-informed health early warning systems Streamlining financial resources for health and climate change The ability for countries to engage in climate change adaptation and mitigation actions is highly dependent on their financial capacity.

Unfortunately, countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are often also the least able to finance the actions necessary to address these impacts.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has established a financial mechanism to facilitate climate finance initiatives (which services also the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement) and various funds have therefore been established to help countries with limited financial capacity to prepare and cope with the impacts of climate change.

WHO provides technical guidance and support to countries to access international funds that allow for the implementation of health-relevant adaptation and mitigation actions. At the 16 th session of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) in 2010, Parties established the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to assist in mobilizing funding for low-emission and climate-resilient development.

The GCF was designated as an operating entity of the financial mechanism accountable to the COP in 2011, and remains involved in decision-making regarding policies, programme priorities and eligibility criteria for funding.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been approved as a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Delivery Partner, enabling WHO to support countries in accessing GCF Readiness funds, undertaking adaptation planning and developing strategic frameworks to build their programming with the GCF. For more information about submitting a GCF Readiness proposal for health with WHO as the delivery partner please see the Q&As below.

If you are interested in developing a GCF readiness proposal on climate change and health, we would be happy to support you. We have a range of resources available to support the process, including an annotated proposal template and examples of approved proposals. Please email GCF@who.

int or contact your regional WHO office for more information. The Global Environment Facility The Global Environment Facility (GEF) , established in 1992, is an international partnership with a large network of 183 countries, international institutions, private sector, and civil society organizations.

It serves as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention to provide financial resources to developing country Parties. Parties also founded the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) , which are both managed by the GEF.

The SCCF was established to finance initiatives relating to adaptation; technology transfer and capacity building; energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management; and economic diversification. The LDCF was established to support least developed countries in preparing and implementing national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs).

The Adaptation Fund (AF) , established under the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, finances concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The AF is managed by the Adaptation Fund Board.

The World Health Organization is an approved Accredited Implementing Entity of the AF, enabling WHO to support countries in accessing Adaptation Fund grants, undertaking adaptation planning and developing strategic frameworks to build their programming with the AF. Further information on the AF proposal materials, including templates used to apply for funding, are available on the following link: https://www. adaptation-fund.

org/apply-funding/project-funding/project-proposal-materials/ If you are interested in developing an AF proposal on climate change and health, we would be happy to support you. Please send a message to adaptation. fund@who.

int for more information. WHO as an accredited entity of the adaptation fund WHO as an accredited entity of the adaptation fund Questions and Answers: WHO as a GCF Readiness Partner To provide further guidance in accessing GCF financing for health-related readiness activities with WHO as the Delivery Partner, we answer some of the most common questions we have received regarding the readiness process for the health sector.

Introduction to the GCF Readiness Programme Introduction to the GCF Readiness Programme WHO as a GCF Delivery Partner WHO as a GCF Delivery Partner Accessing and implementing GCF readiness funds Accessing and implementing GCF readiness funds Readiness process: From proposal development to approval Readiness process: From proposal development to approval Multiple-year strategic readiness proposals Multiple-year strategic readiness proposals Regional GCF readiness proposals Regional GCF readiness proposals In partnership with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), WHO has conducted several global and regional webinars provide guidance to countries in the preparation of readiness and project proposals to the GCF.

Please find below presentations and recordings from these webinars. Webinar: GCF Readiness Programme proposal development for climate change and health Webinar: Accessing GCF Readiness Programme funding for climate change and health in the AFRO and EMRO regions Webinar: Accessing GCF Readiness Programme funding for climate change and health in the SEARO region