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From 6 to 18 November, Heads of State, ministers, and negotiators, along with climate change stakeholders are meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27).
COP27 is the largest annual gathering on climate action that seeks to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience, and adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change.
The Building Capacity for integrated Family Planning, Reproductive Health and Population, Environment & Development (PED) Action (BUILD) Project is at COP27 and will be hosting state and non-state actors at a side event themed “Reinforcing synergies between climate change, health and development in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).”
Climate change impacts include increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, with adverse effects on food and water security, human health, and livelihoods. Regions and people with considerable development constraints, such as poverty, poor governance, limited access to essential services and resources, conflict, and climate-sensitive livelihoods, have high vulnerability to climatic hazards.
In the context of increasing vulnerabilities of populations in LMICs to climate change impacts, the event aims to provide a platform for discussing and illustrating the role of the interlinkages between climate change, health and development in building climate resilience across regions and communities in LMICs.
Details of the event are as follows;
Date: 11th November 2022
Pavilion: The Climate Mobility Pavilion
Time: 11.30 am – 1:00pm EET (GMT+2)
Event Programme
| Time | Activity | Responsible |
| 11.30 am | Welcome and Introduction | Mr Charles Mwangi,
Head of Programmes and Research, PACJA
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| 11.35 am -12.05 pm | Panel Discussion
“The PED nexus and climate change: Building healthy and resilient societies in LMICs.” |
Hon Eisenhower Mkaka,
Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Republic of Malawi Prof Georges KOUADIO, Technical Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Prof Sosten Chiotha, Regional Director, LEAD SEA Ms Ruth Ngechu, Global Engagement Director, Pathfinder Mr Clive Mutunga (Moderator) BUILD Project Director, AFIDEP |
| 12.05 pm-12.30 pm. | Question, Answer and Discussion Session | Mr Clive Mutunga
BUILD Project Director, AFIDEP |
The BUILD Project is a 5-year USAID-funded project being implemented by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and its partners PATH Foundation Philippines Inc (PFPI), FHI 360, Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD), and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) to address the interlinked PED and climate change challenges for sustainable development in LMICs to enable integrated PED action using a Systems Thinking approach.
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