WHO Climate Change and Health Technical Webinar Series

Two webinars in September 2024

September 17, 2024

• 18 September – Integrating health in NDCs
• 25 September - Developing a Health National Adaptation Plan: Quality criteria for HNAPs

WHO is conducting a series of technical webinars on various climate change and health topics with the aim of building capacity for implementation at country level.

The next webinar in the series on 'Integrating Health in NDCs' will be held next Wednesday 18 September 2024 at 9:30 – 11:00 CEST and 15:00 – 16:30 CEST. The webinar will be conducted twice to accommodate for different time zones and languages. The content will be similar in both sessions.

Description: In this webinar we will explore the opportunities and processes for integrating health in NDCs with a series of presentations and discussions by experts from WHO, Wellcome Trust, Sida, UNDP, and Ministries of Health.

Agenda and Registration: Please register using the links below if you have not done so already. After registering, participants will receive the official link to join the meeting.

Morning Session, 18 September, 9:30 – 11:00 CEST – Interpretation in English, French and Arabic
Registration: https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqf-6hpj8vGdOZ-uNOf7MS7LrjZgEnp7of

Time (CEST)	Agenda item	Speaker
9:30 – 9:35	Welcome	Elena Villalobos Prats, Lead Capacity Building and Country Support, Climate Change and Health Unit, WHO
9:35 – 9:50	Opening and setting-the-scene	Dr Alice Bell, Head of Policy, Wellcome Trust Sarah Thomsen, PhD, Lead Policy Specialist Health and SRHR, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
9:50 – 10:00	UNDP Climate Promise	Natalia Linou, Deputy Director, HIV and Health Group, UNDP
10:00 – 10:15	Healthy NDCs: Introduction to integrating health in NDCs	Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Head, Climate Change and Health Unit, WHO
10:15 – 10:25	Air quality targets and health co-benefits in NDCs	Heather Adair-Rohani, Acting Head, Air Quality, Energy & Health, WHO
10:25 – 10:35	Country experience: Health benefits of raising ambition in Pakistan's nationally determined contribution	Dr Zafar Fatmi, Professor and Section Head, Environmental, Occupational Health and Climate Change, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
10:35 – 10:45	Country experience: Adaptation planning for Lao PDR's NDC	Dr Phonepraseuth, Director, Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR Dr Oyuntogos Lkhasuren, WHO Country Office, Lao PDR
10:45 – 10:55	Discussion/Q&A	Facilitated by Elena Villalobos Prats
10:55 – 11:00	Close webinar	Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum

Afternoon Session, 18 September, 15:00 – 16:30 CEST – Interpretation in English, French and Spanish

Registration: https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElf-yqrjIqH9Y_RbQoI-XsCTN9U5CdAhPa

Time (CEST)	Agenda item	Speaker
15:00 – 15:05	Welcome	Elena Villalobos Prats, Lead Capacity Building and Country Support, Climate Change and Health Unit, WHO
15:05 – 15:20	Opening and setting-the-scene	Dr Maria Neira, Director, Environment, Climate Change and Health Department, WHO Dr Alice Bell, Head of Policy, Wellcome Trust Sarah Thomsen, PhD, Lead Policy Specialist Health and SRHR, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
15:20 – 15:30	UNDP Climate Promise	Natalia Linou, Deputy Director, HIV and Health Group, UNDP
15:30 – 15:45	Healthy NDCs: Introduction to integrating health in NDCs	Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Head, Climate Change and Health Unit, WHO
15:45 – 15:55	Air quality targets and health co-benefits in NDCs	Pierpaolo Mudu, Regional Technical Officer (Environment and Health), WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:55 – 16:05	Country experience: Integrating health in Brazil's NDC process	Dr Agnes Soares da Silva, Director of Environmental Health Surveillance and Worker Health (DSAST/SVSA), Ministry of Health Brazil
16:05 – 16:15	Country experience: Integrating health in Ethiopia's NDC	Misganaw Tewachew, Climate Change and Health Focal Point, Ministry of Health Ethiopia
16:15 – 16:25	Discussion/Q&A	Facilitated by Elena Villalobos Prats
16:25 – 16:30	Close webinar	Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum

The webinar on 25 September 2024 will be on 'Developing a Health National Adaptation Plan: Quality criteria for HNAPs' at 9:30 – 11:00 CEST (Registration Link) and 15:00 – 16:30 CEST (Registration Link).

To view recordings from the previous webinars and to register for all forthcoming webinars, please visit the link here: https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/climate-change-and-health/country-support/webinars/

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