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GLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR
CLIMATE SERVICES
GFCS User-Dialogue
October 26-27, 2012
Geneva
Health Exemplar Overview
Prepared by Health Lead Writer: Dr. Joy Guillemot
Full engagement of the public health community, through the WHO, in the
establishment of a GFCS in order to enable the inclusion of climate information in
public health decision making.
Research and training opportunities, designed to build capacity and provide
evidence for policy and practice, should be developed through effective
collaboration across relevant disciplines.
Invest in a public service platform within WMO member and partner institutions to
encourage cross-sectoral interaction including cooperation on the establishment of
observing and monitoring networks, the development of decision-support tools
and systems and the development of ‘one stop’ advisory services for the health
sector that will strengthen health surveillance and response systems.
The sharing of data, information and capacity (at local, regional and global scales)
is necessary for improving health monitoring and surveillance systems to achieve
“the most elementary public health adaptation” […]especially for LDCs.
Existing programs, initiatives and organizations working in climate and health
should jointly prioritize the development of the GFCS as it relates to health.
A clear framework for activities is essential, and requires institutional mechanisms
that link outputs & responsible actors to the recommendations.
Climate and Health Partners made5 key recommendations for what was needed for climate services to support health at WCC-3
History
CURRENT GAPS EXIST
on both sides of partnership
Seasonal to multi-decadal predictions
and long-term climate projections rarely
used for decision-making
Weak institutional and operational
capacities of climate info providers –
results in unsustainable services
Limited and pilot partnerships and
experience on applied products for
health
Products & services which are relevant
and formatted
(range/time/quality/content) for health
decisions�
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Forecasting of health impacts of
climate variability & change
No M&E of the appropriate,
effective, cost-effective use of
climate info for health decisions
Health surveillance data not
compatible with climate info, nor
standardized/ quality controlled
Limited Capacity to access,
understand, use climate info�
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CLIMATEHEALTH
REALITY: There is increased demand for health actors to manage climate risks to health and adapt to climate change
Assessment and early warning of extreme weather and climate hazards that pose risk to health
Identification of populations vulnerable to weather and climate hazards
Resource allocation
Personnel and Infrastructure planning, siting, design and development (i.e. health facilities)
Emergency and disaster risk management, including prevention, emergency preparedness, response and recovery
Public health information dissemination, i.e. Public Service Announcements and Alerts
Health policy, regulation and laws
Disease control strategies
Pharmaceutical, Health supplies, Pesticide and Vaccine supply flow, storage, and management
Climate Services
can help health
partners make a
range of decisions
• Health Actors have mandates to address climate risks – but need support and information from climate services to implement more effectively. The GFCS can help.
• Significant gaps need to be addressed on both sides:
– Health partners are often not prepared to use
available climate services.
– Climate products are often not accessible,
usable or appropriate for health decisions.
• Buy-in and ownership from health partners is essential but not guaranteed. Ownership will only happen if CS are jointly developed and relevant to health outcomes, and built into health operations.
Key messages from
Health to Climate
Partners
• A primary mechanism for the health sector to contribute to and benefit from the Global Framework
• The Health Exemplar (HE) is the translation of the Global Framework to the health sector, and guides health partners to implement the GFCS
• Outlines specific activities that will link the health sector priorities to the Pillars of the overall Framework
• The HE provides a structure and process to identify and respond to the climate information related needs of the health sector from global to local levels
What is the
HEALTH EXEMPLAR
?
Capacity Development
of Health and Climate Partners & Systems
Capacity Development
of Health and Climate Partners & Systems
Research, Modeling
& Prediction
of climate conditions
Research, Modeling
& Prediction
of climate conditions
Health DonorsWorld Bank, ADB,
DFID, USAID, RBM, Global Fund
Ministries of Health
Media
Academia,
Research
Institutes,
Schools
Observation & Monitoring
of climate conditions
Observation & Monitoring
of climate conditions
Public & Private
Health service
providers
Emergency Managers
WHO
User Interface Platform
Who implements and contributes to the Global Framework
via the Health Exemplar?
Climate Services
Information
System
Strengthened communication and partnerships among climate and health actors at all levels for the promotion of effective utilization of climate info within health policy, research and practice.
Improved health and climate researchand evidence
Increased capacity of health sector to effectively access, understand and use climate and weather information for health decisions.
Climate and weather data effectively mainstreamed to health operations
To improve health outcomes and enhance the management of climate-related risks to health,
by pursuing, inter alia
the following four
specific objectives:
Health Exemplar Goal
Political and financial
commitment, from health and
meteorological agencies
Necessary conditions
for GFCS Success
in HEALTH
Inclusion of a health related
indicator into the GFCS M&E
Genuine ownership via Health
Representation and participation
in GFCS
Establishment of a Joint WMO/
WHO Project Office
Interdisciplinary
collaboration across Health,
Water, DRR, Agriculture
World Health Assembly Resolutions - Climate & Health (61.19)
- Strengthening National Health Emergency and Disaster Management Capacities and Resilience of Health Systems (64.10)
Existing Structures
Climate Services can interact
with a range of health
mechanisms and partners for:
Governance
Coordination
Capacity building
Communications
Research
Operations
Ministries of Health Implementation of national health policy and operations - health risk assessment, integrated environmental and health surveillance and environmental monitoring, health emergency risk management, and health service delivery
Research Agendas & InstitutesWhere national and regional research priorities are advanced often joint government & academic forums
The health sector manages climate risks to health everyday. GFCS can improve performance of the following structures:
National Working GroupsWhere key actors come together to improve capacity to access and use climate services for health results
ACCELERATES
COMMUNICATIONS,
CAPACITY BUILDING,
PARTNERSHIPS
& ACCESS TO CLIMATE
INFORMATION
HEALTH
OPERATIONS
ADDED VALUE OF THE GFCS TO HEALTH
POLICY
FRAMEWORKS
PROVIDES COHERENT GLOBAL
APPROACH TO SUPPORT CLIMATE
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH
INCLUSIVE PROCESS FOSTERS
COLLABORATIVE WORK &
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/USE
USER-
DRIVEN
PRODUCTS
RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO
HEALTH USER NEEDS FOR
CLIMATE INFORMATION & SERVICES
HELPS HEALTH SECTOR
IMPROVE CLIMATE RISK
MANAGEMENT & MAKES
CLIMATE SERVICES AN
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICE
TO SAVE LIVES & IMPROVE HEALTH
Health Exemplar
Proposed Activities & Priorities
Health Exemplar
Phase 1 2013-2015
Phase 2 2015-2018
Phase 3 2018-2023
2yr targets & types of activities
5yr targets & types of activities
10yr targets & types of activities
Organizational
And Health
Specific
Establish institutional
mechanisms/secretariat
Fast Track project for National Working Groups
Prioritize Health
Objectives/Outcomes Establish work plans
Establish Funding Strategy
Maintenance and improvement of
engagement in institutional
mechanisms
Advance Health Objectives/Outcomes
Maintenance and
sustainability of institutional
mechanisms
Advance Health Objectives/Outcomes
Health Activities in Relation to UIP
Feedback Stocktaking Feedback to UIP
Feedback to UIP Feedback to UIP
Dialog Establish website &
communication strategy
Improve
communications & engagement
Improve
communications & engagement
Outreach Awareness and
partnership building
Develop first technical guidance
Develop more refined technical guidance &
training curricula
Widespread use of
technical guidance & training curricula,
refinements expanded deployment
Mainstreaming to Operations
Expansion/continuation of existing projects
Expansion/continuation of existing projects
Start new activities
Ensuring sustainability and mainstreaming of
CS for health
M&E Establish M&E Monitor and evaluate
progress for feedback
Review of learning
Health Exemplar Work Plan
Why Working Groups?
Builds on existing pilots and solidifies model for national level architecture for collaboration and implementation of GFCS – that can be scaled up
Allows health partners to identify and address nationally decided health needs
Provides opportunity to monitor & evaluate what works to create standard guidance & good practice
Provides opportunity to ground-truth global needs for communications & partnerships, research, capacity building, and mainstreaming.
Capacity building of both sides via implementation of concrete projects (i.e. climate informed risk assessment, health input to UNFCCC NC, NAPAs, or national emergency preparedness plans
Engages WHO and health partners at national and Regional levels in concrete actions to foster buy-in
Fast-Track Health
Project
National
Health & Climate Working Groups
• Support health and climate partners to increase participation and demand by communicating: climate risks to health, the availability and benefits of climate services for health policy and operations.
• Build, maintain, and facilitate an active community of practice, and network of partners and experts supporting and implementing climate and health work.
• Facilitate and support dialog and partnerships between health and climate partners, and other partners, which can build trust and success between disciplines.
Objective 1 Obj. 3:
Health & Climate
Partnerships &
Communication
Planned Outcomes
• Enable National Met Services to better support climate and health research which builds evidence for health -policy making and operations, via both provision of information and engagement in jointly developed services to support health research.
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• Establish and maintain a global climate and health research forum, to accelerate the application climate research and information to health operations, and address key gaps within climate and health sectors necessary to access, use, and apply available climate information and research in health operations.
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• Support and invest in joint research which responds to global health research agenda priorities, such as building the economic and political case for the application of climate services as a way to adapt and protect health from climate related risks.
Objective 2 Obj. 3:
Health & Climate
Research & Evidence
Planned Outcomes
• Develop appropriate training and capacity and learning materials to build the technical and professional skills of health practitioners and researchers, and integrate health into the CD materials of other sectors.
• Support institutional capacity needed for the use of climate information, and effective partnerships and collaborations between climate service partners and users.
• Establish and support learning mechanisms, training programs, forums, and networks to build the capacity of health and climate service partners and users.
Objective 3 Obj. 3:
Health & Climate
Capacity
Development
Planned Outcomes
• Recognize and build upon the range of existing activities and collaborations between the meteorological and health community to translate and apply climate science to health policy, research, and practice at global, regional, and national scales.
• Provide operational guidance to health partners on how to use climate services and information products, particularly to enhance risk assessment, health surveillance, and health service delivery processes, including risk management.
• Facilitate the mainstreaming of climate services into health policy and practice in order build a climate resilient health sector at Global, Regional, National (GRN) levels.
Objective 4
Mainstreaming
Climate to Health
Operations
Planned Outcomes