Success Stories of Climate Services for Health
BALI, BTNp: IN AFRICA, food security and shock response systems support social protection in Mauritania and the Sahel. Humanitarian organizations are improving clean water provision and nutrition through drought anticipation measures in Kenya.
In Europe, a mobile app has been developed to provide information on risks of heatwaves and air pollution in urban environments. Real-time observations of aeroallergens are revolutionizing the information available to users of the app – and improving the health of millions of European allergy patients. The Local Climate Adaptation Tool supporting local decision makers in the UK to identify adaptation measures
In the Pacific, enhanced integrated risk monitoring and climate-informed early warning systems have helped people in Fiji better prepare and respond to climatic changes, reducing morbidity and mortality from climate sensitive diseases. Australia played a leading role in the develop of a Sun-Smart App to protect people against harmful UV levels.
In the Pan-American region, early warning systems for extreme heat and cold in Argentina were pioneered with the health and civil protections sectors.
Climate and Health Bulletins in the Caribbean and Colombia improve the management of environmental health and climate services. There are Smart Health Care facilities (weather resilient and environmentally friendly) in the Caribbean. The One Health approach helps to integrate weather, water, and climate services in the USA, whilst Canada uses model-based risk assessments of vector-borne disease emergence.
In Southeast Asia, satellites support the integration of climate and environmental information into health surveillance systems for Myanmar, and the development of an integrated early warning system for dengue in Vietnam and measures to enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable settlements in Lao PDR. *BTNewspaper/WMO
