Published: 1st Sep, 2023
Context
According to the latest update, India is going to open a climate change and health hub in New Delhi in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
About
- The new hub for climate change and health will facilitate knowledge sharing, promote partnerships and innovations, and also help countries beyond the G-20, especially developing countries.
- In its recently released G-20 outcome document, India also noted that climate change will continue to drive health emergencies, including the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases, and by increasing the severity and frequency of natural disasters, thereby threatening to overwhelm health systems’ ability to deliver essential services.
- The outcome document committed to:
- prioritize climate-resilient health systems development,
- build sustainable and low-carbon/low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission health systems and healthcare supply chains that deliver high-quality healthcare,
- mobilize resources for resilient, low-carbon sustainable health systems, and
- Facilitate collaboration, including initiatives such as the WHO-led Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH).
- The new Climate Change and Health Hub in New Delhi will help countries all over the world to address to identify new drivers and address the existing drivers using a science and risk-based approach, and to strengthen existing infectious disease surveillance systems.
Significance:
- Climate change affects all and this centre will give an opportunity to have different partners discussing this important issue and learning from each other.
- In its recently released G-20 outcome document, India noted that climate change will continue to drive health emergencies, including the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases.
- It will also increase the severity and frequency of natural disasters, thereby threatening health systems’ ability to deliver essential services.
- Against this backdrop, there is need to enhance the resilience of health systems against the impact of climate change.
|
Asian Development Bank (ADB):
|
Courses
Study
Notes
Home
Resources
More
