Africa: GCF, UNDP and WHO Join Forces to Ramp Up Climate Health Support for Developing Countries

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched an ambitious new initiative that will ramp up support for developing countries to mitigate and respond to the impacts of climate change on health in 14 countries in Africa, Asia and Southeastern Europe.

 

The latest IPCC report highlights that climate change is a serious threat to human well-being and planetary health, and developing countries with weak health infrastructure are particularly vulnerable. Yet, countries have identified insufficient finance as a barrier to implementing their national health and climate change plans. 

 

To address this gap, GCF, UNDP and WHO have come together in a crosscutting partnership and committed funding to support the development of an ambitious global climate and health investment programme initially seeking to deploy US$ 122 million in financing. With a US$ 1.5 million grant from GCF's Project Preparation Facility and matching funding of US$ 1.56 million from UNDP and WHO, this programme will establish the Climate and Health Co-Investment Facility.