📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT ID
110833
TOTAL FUNDING
CAD 1,199,800.00
PROJECT STATUS
Active
DURATION
24 months
Summary
As climate-related hazards intensify, people in many countries are also living with other crises, such as violence, forced displacement, food insecurity and weak health systems. In such situations, women and children in low- and middle-income countries face disproportionate risks and are prone to ill health, while also experiencing a lack of access to health care.
This project addresses the urgent need to understand and respond to the health impacts of climate change and conflict. It will identify country cases representing different types of conflict, where people are affected by different kinds of hazards from climate change and the related impact on their health and wellbeing. The aim is to generate actionable evidence that will lead to more climate-resilient and equitable humanitarian responses.?
This two-year project will be implemented through a multi-country consortium, with a focus on?mixed method case studies in countries across Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast?Asia. The research will combine quantitative analyses of the trends in climate, conflict, health and other indicators, and documentary reviews of humanitarian planning and financing. It will undertake qualitative, participatory research with affected communities and local stakeholders. The project will define climate/conflict/health dynamics, identify critical response gaps and highlight potential interventions for testing.
Project results will include comprehensive profiles and open-access datasets from country case studies. These will be highlighted in a proposed Lancet Series on the burden, political economy and prospects for future interventions that mitigate the health effects of climate change in crisis settings. Findings will be disseminated through local and global platforms to support adaptive locally grounded responses to climate change in humanitarian contexts.??
The project will be led by the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Aga Khan University and the Carter Center.
