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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�Limited Health Research &

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