The document summarizes the key points from a presentation on developing a National Adaptation Plan for the health sector in Zambia. The presentation covered an overview of the Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) process, methodology used, goals, alignment with other development plans, climate risks to health, challenges, key national health programs, and conclusion. The HNAP aims to strengthen health systems, protect public health from climate impacts, build community resilience, and provide guidance on adaptation measures. Climate risks identified include increased extreme events, drought, floods, and temperature changes potentially impacting disease distribution and vulnerable groups. Challenges in developing the HNAP include capacity and resource constraints.

1. THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN
EXPO WORKSHOP
13TH – 14TH JUNE 2018
LILONGWE, MALAWI.
“Vulnerability and adaptation of
Health Sector in Zambia”
HOPE MAMBWE BANDA (JUNIOR NEGOTIATOR FOR LEAST DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES)
MLNR, CCNRMD

2. PRESENTATION LAYOUT
1. Overview
2. Methodology
3. HNAP Development Goals
4. Alignment to other dev. Plans
5. Climate risks for Health Sector
6. Challenges and wayfoward
7. Key National health programmes
8. conclusion

3. OVERVIEW
 The Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an approach of the health
sector, in planning adaptation to climate change
 Involves managing the health risks of climate change
 Addresses national policies and legislation, institutional capacities, existing
and potential intersectoral coordination mechanisms
 It is integrated into the overall NAP process

4. OVERVIEW CONTD’
Further, the HNAP will take into account:
 Institutional strengthening, Setting up of early warning systems, Review of changes in the
disease patterns, Strengthening water quality monitoring, Improve sanitation strategies, Food
safety and security and Health and environment linkages.
 Identify priority areas for developing the HNAP
 Incorporate stakeholder comments in the final documents
 Develop a strategy that identifies priority adaptation options for the health sector
 Develop an implementation strategy
 Integrate climate change adaptation into health planning processes at all levels

5. METHODOLOGY
Desk review
 review of relevant documentation
 NAPA, climate change policy, health policy, climate strategy, meteorological data,
vulnerability assessments
Interviews
 stakeholders involved in climate change adaptation and developmental issues
 Evaluation of disease burden and identification of climate sensitive disease
Stakeholder workshop/meetings
 with representative from all districts of the provinces
 major source of data to feed into the situation analysis

6.  To strengthen health systems;
 To protect public health from climate variability and change including
addressing upstream drivers of health risks;
 To strengthen community resilience to climate change; and
 Provide guidance in the implementation of adaptation measures to
minimise the impact of climate change
HNAP DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS

7. ALIGNMENT TO OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLANS

8. CLIMATE RISKS FOR HEALTH SECTOR
Main climatic risks identified include;
 increase extreme events (heat waves, flush floods)
 Drought
 Floods
 Increased temperature

9. CLIMATE RISKS FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR
CONTD’
 Disease distribution varied with temperature and rainfall fall pattern
 Children, pregnant women, immune suppressed and the age are highly
vulnerable
 Rural populations are severely affected by droughts
 Communities living along river banks are more likely to be affected by floods
 The burden of malaria, gastrointestinal diseases, likely to increase in the high
rainfall zones
 Drought prone areas experience high levels of food insecurity, diarrheal
diseases, and respiratory and skin infections

10. CHALLENGES AND WAYFOWARD
Challenges
 Institutional capacity (both human and finances)
 Vulnerability assessment not wide enough
 Inadequate engagement of the community and other stakeholders
Way forward
 Strengthen Coordination mechanism
 Development of the Implementation plan
 Require more resources to disseminate the plan and build capacity

11. KEY NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES
 The Zambian government through the MoH is committed to tackling the
climate change challenge.
 Strong policies on malaria control and elimination
 Strengthening surveillance systems for potential outbreaks;
 Strategies to control cholera through an integrated committee on
epidemic preparedness.
 Strategies to combat and prevent malnutrition in children. Introduction of
the National Food and Nutrition Commission bill in parliament.
 Introduction of renewable energies such as solar power in health facilities.

12. CONCLUSION
We all Learn from best practices

13. ZIKOMO
THANK YOU
MERCI
OBRIGADO