About Sustainable Action for Climate and Health (SACH) Initiative

Sustainable Action for Climate and Health Initiative, SACH
Climate Change and Health Presentation, India
PATH India Office

Vision: To promote climate adaptive health systems, workplaces and communities through partnerships and linkages to products, services and finances

1. Vision: To promote climate adaptive health systems, workplaces and communities through partnerships and linkages to products, services and finances About Sustainable Action for Climate and Health (SACH) Initiative

2. Onboarded 80 partners and conducted one-on-one discussions to identify priority thematic areas Partner Engagement Developed a Menu of process and product-based Intervention for Health Facilities, Workplaces, and Communities Menu of Intervention Development in process for a one-stop-shop climate and health resource platform Resource Platform Engaged national and city-level stakeholders, conducted consultation meeting with CBOs and ideation session for healthcare facilities Stakeholder Engagement 01 03 02 04 05 Journey so far... Understanding the youth perceptions on impacts of climate change on health Youth Climate and Health Survey

3. Partner Engagement

4. Motivation to join the SACH Initiative Discussions with partners Ongoing Climate and Health Programs Expectations from SACH Contribution to SACH Short-Term (Next 3 Months) Actions One-on-one discussions with Partners were undertaken to understand Development Organizations 27 Academic/Research Institutions 4 Community Based Organizations 6 Incubators 7 Corporate 6 Healthcare Facilities 18 Alliances 8 Donor and Philanthropies 4 Total Partners on boarded 80

5. Discussions with partners Thematic Area reframes Health System Reframes Air Quality Improvement Water & Waste Management Heat Stress Management Climate Financing Climate Sensitive Infectious diseases Women & Children Health Evidence Generation and Research Climate Assessments Tools and Planning Climate Resilient Health Systems and Supply Chains Advocacy and Communications Capacity Building Technologies and innovations for Climate and Health

6. Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Engagement

7. Stakeholder Engagement The SACH Initiative engaged with the Community Based Organizations and conducted a consultation meeting in Delhi The SACH Initiative has successfully engaged with policy makers and stakeholders in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bangalore Municipal Corporations Signed an MoU with the Mumbai Municipal Corporation to catalyze collective action towards improving awareness for climate health, prevention, control, and management of climate sensitive infectious diseases The Initiative has shared a similar engagement plan with the Bengaluru Municipal Corporation and understand their needs towards climate and health 1 2 3 4

8. Menu of Interventions

9. •Air quality improvement •Heat management •Water management •Waste management •Reducing the impact on women and children health •Reducing the spread of infectious diseases •Energy efficiency •Carbon reduction Through stakeholder consultations, thematic areas and health system reframes were identified and categorized into systemic and product-based interventions. •Climate and health assessments •Climate and health plans •Capacity building •Evidence generation •Advocacy & Communications •Health systems & supply chains Menu of Interventions Systematic Interventions broadly consider: Product Based Interventions identified based on the themes of:

10. Resource Platform Stakeholder Engagement

11. SACH resource platform SACH Avenue: Explore climate and health opportunities Resources Section Investing option Taking the pledge One stop shop platform for Climate and Health resources

12. Youth and Climate Survey Stakeholder Engagement

13. Youth and Climate Survey Assess the overall understanding of climate change and its implications on health Evaluate knowledge levels concerning vector-borne diseases Understand perceptions regarding the impact of climate change on disease transmission dynamics Examine attitudes towards preventive measures and behaviors related to climate change and public health Identify preferred sources of information and communication channels for accessing climate change-related health information. Evaluate the effectiveness of current communication strategies in raising awareness about the impact of climate change on public health 1 2 3 4 5 6

14. Exploring pathways to pilot the Menu of Interventions 01 02 03 Next Steps Creating micro evidence related to the impacts of climatic phenomenon on health outcomes Identifying and closing the financing gaps towards climate and health action Exploring engagement with private sector organizations to develop climate resilient supply chains 04 Building momentum on the Harega Dengue Haraenge Hum Campaign through the learnings from this session 05 Developing a resource hub through the one-stop-shop resource platform 06

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