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Climate change poses profound threats to human health. Not only does climate change negatively affect physical and mental health along the entire life course, it also impacts access to quality health care by disrupting essential services. Mitigating climate change by reducing emissions is one way countries can improve health outcomes for their citizens. USAID’s approach, guided by USAID's Climate Strategy, includes increasing the resilience of the health sector by focusing on identifying shifts in climate-sensitive, vector-borne diseases through surveillance and early warning; strengthening health system capacity to prepare and respond to climate events; and supporting the development and implementation of climate-smart health policies such as heat-health action plans, air quality management, and operational sustainability.

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U.S. President's Malaria Initiative: Climate Framework

Climate shocks and changing weather patterns threaten to undo decades of progress–and U.S. investments–in malaria control and elimination. To achieve our vision of a world free of malaria, PMI developed a framework to guide our approaches and investments in support of greener and more climate-resilient malaria programs.
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This podcast explores the intersection between climate and health and highlights the interconnected nature of the two.

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Meet the 2024 Climatelinks Photo Contest Winners

The 2024 Climatelinks Photo Contest captured how communities across the globe are confronting climate change. We received over 300 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 45 countries.
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Learners of Kwerekwe ‘E’ pre-primary school in Zanzibar, Tanzania, cooling off with clean water during handwashing before their mid-day meal provided by Parent-Teacher Partnership (PTP) members

Four Ways Climate Information is Helping Health Programs Adapt to Meet the Climate Challenge

Traditional approaches to health programming are no longer sufficient in this rapidly changing climate.
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A group of people gather around the bottom of a weather station located on the slopes of a mountain.

2024 Climatelinks Photo Contest

Our 2024 Photo Contest theme is In Focus: Communities Confronting Climate Change. Submissions will be accepted beginning June 5, 2024 until July 26, 2024.
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