{"id":15451,"date":"2026-03-08T14:41:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmad.org\/?page_id=15451"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:58:53","slug":"official-launch-of-the-african-climate-and-health-desk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acmad.org\/index.php\/official-launch-of-the-african-climate-and-health-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Launch Of The African Climate And Health Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15451\" class=\"elementor elementor-15451\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84f1dfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"84f1dfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0880179\" data-id=\"0880179\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-946dc46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"946dc46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d73cec5\" data-id=\"d73cec5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad775fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad775fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/acmad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fichier-2-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3186\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85e486e\" data-id=\"85e486e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0785e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0785e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DATE<\/strong><\/p><p>March 13th, 2026<\/p><p><strong>Location<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Side Event Session during ACCOF co-production<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ff2623 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2ff2623\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b797dbb\" data-id=\"b797dbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be35cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9be35cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"11\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/acmad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fichier-3-11x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3153\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ab2fc\" data-id=\"51ab2fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3993694 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3993694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/acmad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Concept_note-Climate-and-health-desk.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Concept_note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cb543 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43cb543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/acmad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Scoop-of-Work-climate-Health.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Scope of Work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cff40c6\" data-id=\"cff40c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7dc2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf7dc2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About Meeting<\/strong><\/p><p>The climate crisis is increasingly recognised as a global health crisis. Human-induced climate change is driving more frequent and intense extreme weather events, fuelling disease outbreaks, and undermining health systems, as well as the social determinants of health. The African continent remains among the most vulnerable regions to climate-induced health risks. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 56% of the 2,121 public health events recorded between 2001 and 2021 were climate-sensitive (WHO, 2024).<\/p><p>To address these growing threats, Africa urgently requires strengthened early warning systems to enhance preparedness and response to climate-driven health risks. Building on ongoing continental and global initiatives\u2014such as the WHO\u2013WMO Joint Programme, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Climate Change and Health Strategic Framework (2025\u20132030), and ACMAD is establishing a continental Climate and Health Desk at the Centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c47fe9 readmorebtn elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9c47fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1631\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1631\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1631\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1631\"><p>The Africa Climate and Health Desk will serve as a continental hub to:<\/p><ul><li>Build capacity on climate and health knowledges at regional and national levels;<\/li><li>Provide operational early warnings for climate-sensitive diseases;<\/li><li>Generate evidence and tailored climate-health products;<\/li><li>Strengthen collaboration between climate and health stakeholders.<\/li><\/ul><p>These services will complement and reinforce the existing UIP for Health mechanisms. The overarching strategic objective is to position the Desk as a continental hub for integrating climate services into health systems, strengthening partnerships, and coordinating Africa-wide initiatives on climate-sensitive health risks.<\/p><p>On the sidelines of the continental user engagement sessions of the ACCOF 20 (African Continental Climate Outlook Forum), to be held from 12\u201313 March 2026, <strong>ACMAD<\/strong>, in collaboration with the <strong>\u00a0Joint Climate and Health Programme,<\/strong> will officially launch the Africa Climate and Health Desk on 13 March 2026.<\/p><p>The launch will take place during a co-production session with key health stakeholders. This side event will provide an opportunity to present the Desk\u2019s vision, mission, and strategic objectives, while engaging partners to assess current needs and priorities for climate services in the health sector.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f8295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f8295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe1ff2 readmorebtn elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bfe1ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2011\"><p>The launch event aims to:<\/p><ul><li>Present the mission and strategic objectives of the Africa Climate and Health Desk;<\/li><li>Provide an overview of current activities and planned next steps;<\/li><li>Offer a platform for dialogue, user engagement, and strengthened collaboration between climate and health communities;<\/li><li>Identify priorities, needs and gaps in climate services for the health sector.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1fa45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c1fa45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expected Outcomes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5b957 readmorebtn elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7f5b957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1331\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1331\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1331\"><p>The event is expected to foster a shared understanding of the Desk\u2019s mandate, structure, and implementation approach and Strengthen coordination and partnerships between climate and health stakeholders at continental and regional levels.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301fd8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"301fd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f1640 readmorebtn elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"91f1640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\"><p>The target audience will include representatives from:<\/p><ul><li>The WMO\u2013WHO Joint Office for Climate and Health;<\/li><li>The African Union Commission (AUC);<\/li><li>The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC);<\/li><li>WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO);<\/li><li>Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC);<\/li><li>M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF);<\/li><li>MoH of Rwanda<\/li><li>Meteorological services of Rwanda<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c6c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8c6c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9e0a6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a9e0a6\" 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