Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Health in a changing climate

2 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Health impacts due to climate change, noticeable through: -Increase of disaster related diseases -(Shift of) high temperatures & vectors

3 Water Too much Both extremes can have health effects Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Too little

4 Flooding Diarrhoeal diseases Vector-borne diseases Rodent borne diseases Food borne diseases Mental Health Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Too much water...

5 More intense tropical storms: Injuries and death Flooding related disease Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

6 Rain-more frequent and heavy Diarrhoea / cholera Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

7 Too little water... Drought Diarrhoea Skin - scabies Eye - trachoma Malnutrition Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

8 Heat Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Vulnerable people: Elderly people with other diseases (heart, respiratory)

9 Heatwaves Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Air quality Ground level ozone

10 Heatwaves Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Manual labourers Cardio-respiratory diseases Dehydration

11 Heatwaves Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Diarrhoeal diseases Food borne diseases Bacteria multiplying faster

Why are El Niño/La Niña Important? Mosquitoes: Temperature and Rainfall Number Of Malaria Cases Temperature Too coldToo hot

13 Vector - borne diseases Malaria Dengue Fever Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

14 Let us look at dengue as an example Dengue Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

15 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Household water security Climate Urban dengue transmission water temperature ambient temperature mosquito growth, development, metabolism Dengue Fever 50M infections, 500k hospitalizations Immense burden on urban public health systems Continues to get worse with no end in site

16 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health For dengue - higher temperature means: Mosquitoes Develop faster Fly further Survive longer BITE more The dengue VIRUS (inside the mosquito) Replicates faster

17 MORE rain Increase breeding sites for mosquitoes LESS rain Can also increase breeding sites for dengue mosquitoes - Low, stagnant river flow - Water storage in homes Rain means:

18 Dengue Community clean up of breeding sites Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

19 Dengue Messages about water storage Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

20 EARLY WARNING EARLY ACTION For health effects? EARLY DETECTION EARLY ACTION Flooding Drought Heatwaves Air quality Vector Borne Diseases ( malaria-dengue,etc) Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

21 Baseline resilience also important Water and sanitation Access to water, sanitation Knowledge about hygiene Vector borne disease Vector control Knowledge, behaviour Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

22 From the how-to guide: 1. Collect background info - in contact with correct partners. Monitor! 2. Integrate CC into NS - awareness, health or disaster programmes Consider priority areas, impacts 3. Need to train more volunteers? More resources? Read more in the climate guide! Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

23 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health TimeframeForecastAction? YearsIncreased risk of rainfall due to CC MonthsForecast of strongly above average rainfall for coming season WeeksHigh ground saturation Forecast of continued rainfall. High risk of floods DaysHigh water levels upstream, more rain. HoursFlood water moving to affected areas

24 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health TimeframeForecastAction? YearsIncreased risk of rainfall due to CC Map risk-areas. Planning Improve watsan coverage MonthsForecast of strongly above average rainfall for coming season Recruit/train more volunteers Stockpiling WeeksHigh ground saturation Forecast of continued rainfall. High risk of floods Refresher training for volunteers. Preposition stocks DaysHigh water levels upstream, more rain. Equipment is ready for dispatch. Mobilize volunteers. HoursFlood water moving to affected areas Evacuate? Assess needs in evacuation shelters.

25 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

26 Summary Same problems - changing patterns Combine detection, surveillance and baseline with the use of climate information to enhance early action Early detection, early action Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health