How to clarify your objectives before creating a climate change adaptation plan. This lecture was held in the researcher training sessions which are part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
GCF Sectoral Dialogues, Health - NAP Expo 2019 NAP Events
This document summarizes a session from the NAP Expo on gaining input for the Green Climate Fund's Health and Well-being Sector Strategy and Guidelines. The session discussed challenges in developing health and well-being projects related to climate change. Key points included the need to strengthen evidence and data to better integrate health considerations into climate adaptation planning. Strengthening climate-resilient health systems and investing in capacity building were also discussed. Barriers identified were the gap between countries' climate commitments and actual health-focused projects, as well as the need for a paradigm shift in how the health sector addresses climate challenges at both policy and implementation levels.
This document outlines the requirements for a final paper for an HCA 497 health care administration course. Students must analyze key U.S. health care policy issues from the perspective of major stakeholders, including how they influence policies around access to care, cost of care, and quality of care. The paper should evaluate the roles of governmental agencies, health professional associations, health care providers, politicians, and patients in health care policymaking and predict future directions for policies on the three issues.
IMPROVING HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: FROM EVIDENCE TO ...IDS
This presentation was given by David Peters, Sameh El-Saharty, Banafsheh Siadat, Katja Janovsky, and Marko Vujicic at the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, November 2010.
This document summarizes the key elements and process for formulating a National Adaptation Plan (NAP). It discusses that a NAP should be a strategic national plan that focuses on high-level approaches to reduce vulnerability and ensure climate-resilient development. It should provide details to guide implementation in key sectors and for vulnerable groups. The document then outlines the typical elements that should be included in a NAP, such as background information, a methodology, an analysis of climate risks and vulnerabilities, national adaptation priorities and costs, an implementation strategy, and a monitoring and evaluation framework. Finally, it provides contact information for the Least Developed Countries Expert Group that supports countries in developing NAPs.
NAP Training Viet Nam - Designing and Monitoring Gender Indicators in Climate...UNDP Climate
This two-day workshop supported the Government of Viet Nam in building the necessary capacity to advance its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The workshop closely focused on building National Adaptation Plans in the agricultural sector through multi-stakeholder collaboration, and increased knowledge and capacity on a number of topics including: prioritization of adaptation options, cost-benefit analysis, overview of the broad-based nature of climate change adaption impacts, analysis of challenges, and creation of an open discussion with key stakeholders on defining a road-map for the NAP process. The workshop was delivered using discussions and case studies to enhance interactive learning for participants, with supporting presentations by GiZ and SNV.
FY 2013 R&D REPORT January 6 2014 - National Institute of HealthLyle Birkey
The National Institutes of Health allocates $75 million to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for environmental research and development in 2012. NIEHS' mission is to study how the environment affects human health to promote healthier lives. It focuses on diseases with strong environmental links and conducts long-term, high-risk research through various programs studying topics like biostatistics, epidemiology, toxicology and neurobiology. NIEHS supports numerous extramural programs on issues like autism, bisphenol A, breast cancer and the environment, and Superfund sites.
The document discusses and compares the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). AHRQ focuses on researching how the overall healthcare system impacts issues like quality, spending, and disparities. PCORI focuses on funding comparative effectiveness research from a patient perspective on specific diseases and developing research methods. While both aim to reduce costs, AHRQ may benefit insurance companies more than patients, and PCORI research may not always be implemented by healthcare organizations.
GCF Sectoral Dialogues, Health - NAP Expo 2019 NAP Events
This document summarizes a session from the NAP Expo on gaining input for the Green Climate Fund's Health and Well-being Sector Strategy and Guidelines. The session discussed challenges in developing health and well-being projects related to climate change. Key points included the need to strengthen evidence and data to better integrate health considerations into climate adaptation planning. Strengthening climate-resilient health systems and investing in capacity building were also discussed. Barriers identified were the gap between countries' climate commitments and actual health-focused projects, as well as the need for a paradigm shift in how the health sector addresses climate challenges at both policy and implementation levels.
This document outlines the requirements for a final paper for an HCA 497 health care administration course. Students must analyze key U.S. health care policy issues from the perspective of major stakeholders, including how they influence policies around access to care, cost of care, and quality of care. The paper should evaluate the roles of governmental agencies, health professional associations, health care providers, politicians, and patients in health care policymaking and predict future directions for policies on the three issues.
IMPROVING HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: FROM EVIDENCE TO ...IDS
This presentation was given by David Peters, Sameh El-Saharty, Banafsheh Siadat, Katja Janovsky, and Marko Vujicic at the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, November 2010.
This document summarizes the key elements and process for formulating a National Adaptation Plan (NAP). It discusses that a NAP should be a strategic national plan that focuses on high-level approaches to reduce vulnerability and ensure climate-resilient development. It should provide details to guide implementation in key sectors and for vulnerable groups. The document then outlines the typical elements that should be included in a NAP, such as background information, a methodology, an analysis of climate risks and vulnerabilities, national adaptation priorities and costs, an implementation strategy, and a monitoring and evaluation framework. Finally, it provides contact information for the Least Developed Countries Expert Group that supports countries in developing NAPs.
NAP Training Viet Nam - Designing and Monitoring Gender Indicators in Climate...UNDP Climate
This two-day workshop supported the Government of Viet Nam in building the necessary capacity to advance its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The workshop closely focused on building National Adaptation Plans in the agricultural sector through multi-stakeholder collaboration, and increased knowledge and capacity on a number of topics including: prioritization of adaptation options, cost-benefit analysis, overview of the broad-based nature of climate change adaption impacts, analysis of challenges, and creation of an open discussion with key stakeholders on defining a road-map for the NAP process. The workshop was delivered using discussions and case studies to enhance interactive learning for participants, with supporting presentations by GiZ and SNV.
FY 2013 R&D REPORT January 6 2014 - National Institute of HealthLyle Birkey
The National Institutes of Health allocates $75 million to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for environmental research and development in 2012. NIEHS' mission is to study how the environment affects human health to promote healthier lives. It focuses on diseases with strong environmental links and conducts long-term, high-risk research through various programs studying topics like biostatistics, epidemiology, toxicology and neurobiology. NIEHS supports numerous extramural programs on issues like autism, bisphenol A, breast cancer and the environment, and Superfund sites.
The document discusses and compares the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). AHRQ focuses on researching how the overall healthcare system impacts issues like quality, spending, and disparities. PCORI focuses on funding comparative effectiveness research from a patient perspective on specific diseases and developing research methods. While both aim to reduce costs, AHRQ may benefit insurance companies more than patients, and PCORI research may not always be implemented by healthcare organizations.
Integrating Climate Risk Management into Planning and Policy ProcessesNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.
An introductory lecture on risk-based adaptation and why it is used in the Adapting to Climate Change in China project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
The document discusses OECD's work tracking adaptation-related development finance from 2010-2013. It found total bilateral and multilateral adaptation finance reached over $15.1 billion in 2013, with 75% from DAC members as ODA. Most funding targeted agriculture, forestry, water supply and sanitation. The document also reviewed national development plans of 15 countries, finding climate change and adaptation mentioned but integration varied. Adaptation was often linked to agriculture, forests and watersheds. Some countries established climate change committees and funds to coordinate responses and pool domestic and international financing.
Medical efficiency in healthcare can be measured in several ways:
1) By comparing outputs like physician visits or health outcomes to inputs like costs or resources. Efficiency ratios can be calculated or stochastic and data envelopment analyses used.
2) By looking at latency times between ordering care and completion to evaluate stated accomplishments against estimated efforts.
3) At an individual level, it means recovery, health improvement, and regained functions. At a system level, it means improvements in health indicators like disease incidence and morbidity over time.
4) Examples of targets and measures include WHO cardiovascular disease prevention targets for 2013-2020 and rehabilitation efficiency metrics.
Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.
Institutionalizing Financing Climate Change AdaptationNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.
Cadth 2015 breakfast 3 5. j. mc phee seb panel public perspectiveCADTH Symposium
This document discusses the interest in biosimilars and their potential impact on drug plans. It notes that biologics make up 18% of provincial drug plan spending and costs are growing rapidly. Considerations for drug plans include improving patient care while reducing costs in line with the "Triple Aim" framework. Biosimilars may help address fiscal realities by managing budgets for growing plan memberships. Challenges include limited early evidence and health system costs, while opportunities include collaborations to generate real-world evidence and experience from other jurisdictions. Payers will use various approaches like listings, switching policies, and price negotiations to realize biosimilar savings.
Why does integration of adaptation into national budgets matter?NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 15, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Presented by Michael Brossman, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Integrating climate change risks into planning and budgeting in VetnamExternalEvents
This document summarizes UNDP's efforts to support the integration of climate change adaptation into agriculture sector planning and budgeting in Vietnam. It outlines UNDP's role in making climate change knowledge usable for decision-makers by providing tailored tools and building local capacity. As examples, it describes mapping tools developed for Vietnam that incorporate climate vulnerability into existing planning processes, and how disaster risk reduction tools have been adapted to include climate change analysis. It also discusses the importance of public finance reviews for demonstrating climate-relevant expenditures and raising debates around funding. Key challenges discussed include balancing long-term climate projections with near-term risk management, tailoring tools to different scales, and building on existing government systems.
Integration of adaptation into agriculture sector planning and budgeting in V...UNDP Climate
Jenty Kirsch-Wood, UNDP Viet Nam
Presentation, Recording
· Tools for adaptation decision making should help promote sound risk management (within buffers/margins) not perfectly predict the future
· One size does not fit all. Farmer level tools are generally not helpful to national level planners and vice versa
· Need to be specific: what aspect of climate change are you trying to reflect at what scale
· Need to realistic in expectations: Avoid over-confidence in data. Try to create tools that planners can use to do their job better
· Build on government systems: Stand-alone external processes most likely will not be taken up- even if they are “better” and “more accurate”
· Recognise that everyone is learning: Tools need to evolve over time, and be able to integrate improvements in climate data & methodologies.
· Public expenditure reviews can help make climate change tangible to government
This document discusses methodologies and data sources used in evaluating state level health reform. It describes the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) grant program, which has funded 33 grants to evaluate state level health policies. Grantees used a variety of data sources including federal and state surveys, administrative data, medical claims data, and qualitative methods. Lessons learned include that no single data source provides all needed information, and that accessing administrative and claims data requires relationships with source agencies.
Increased attention to children with medical complexity has occurred because these children are growing in number, consume a disproportionate share of health-system costs, and require policy and programmatic interventions that differ in many ways from the broader group of children with special health care needs. But will this focus on complex care lead to meaningful changes in systems of care and outcomes for children with serious chronic diseases?
Masego Madzwamuse: Climate Governance in Africa: Adaptation Strategies and In...AfricaAdapt
This document summarizes a report on climate change governance in Africa. It finds that while policymakers have recognized the need to integrate climate change adaptation, the instruments for doing so are underdeveloped. It reviewed country studies on seven nations that assessed climate impacts and vulnerabilities, adaptation policies and strategies, and institutional capacity. Key issues identified include inadequate policy frameworks, limited participation and accountability in decision-making, inadequate funding, and weak coordination among actors.
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EAGHA is an alliance of 50 European academic institutions that aims to facilitate partnerships between European and low/middle-income country institutions on global health issues. It provides a platform for members to exchange ideas and develop a unified European perspective to advise global health policies. The document discusses how global health research is critical for policymaking on sustainable development goals, and some priority areas like universal health coverage and equity. It also addresses analyzing big data and climate change research for global health, and strengthening links between global health research and international programs on ecosystems and sustainable cities.
This document discusses developing "no/low regret" water infrastructure investments that promote climate resilience. It outlines work package 3's objective to support stakeholders in creating gender-sensitive investment strategies. Potential investments include early warning systems, land management, ecosystem restoration, and climate-proofed infrastructure. Priority areas are water storage, new water technologies, and natural infrastructure. The document provides examples of supporting investment identification, appraisal, and integration into national budgets. It establishes metrics to track the number of organizations supported in developing investment strategies integrating water security and climate resilience.
Landscape of international adaptation finance and role of NAPs NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 16, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Presented by Sharon Lindo, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Current Status of National Adaptation Plan Process in CambodiaNAP Global Network
Presentation by Dr. HENG Chan Thoeun, Deputy Director of Climate Change Department, General Secretariat of the National Council For Sustainable Development.
This presentation took place at at our Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) on the theme of “High-Level Political Support and Sectoral Integration of Adaptation” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from September 21-23, 2016.
Adaptation Futures 2016 covered a wide range of topics, from social science research focused on gender, to challenges with policy implementation, to the latest concepts in green urban design.
Many ASSAR members attended this conference as delegates, presenters and workshop leaders. In this Spotlight our team members recount their experiences of the conference and describe the work they presented there.
The document discusses ACCC II and risk-based adaptation planning. It describes workshops over 3 sessions to develop skills and methodologies for risk-based adaptation planning and integrating climate risk into socioeconomic planning. The objective is to produce risk-based approach guidelines that can apply to other sectors. Risk-based adaptation planning enables governments to incorporate climate resilience into development goals by addressing potential climate impacts or opportunities by sector. The document outlines ACCC II's risk-based adaptation planning roadmap and importance of linking adaptation plans to other relevant policy areas like emergency response and land use.
Identifying Opportunities for Climate-Compatible Tourism Development in Belizeintasave-caribsavegroup
This document provides information on a project led by Nadia Bood of the World Wildlife Fund that aims to identify opportunities for climate-compatible tourism development in Belize. The project has an expert panel to provide guidance, and its objectives are to identify vulnerable coastal tourism areas, policies that support or inhibit climate-compatible development, and priority adaptation strategies. Project outputs will include a website, vulnerability report, policy inventory, adaptation measures portfolio, policy briefs, journal articles, and interactive map. Several knowledge products are nearing completion, and the project uses various communication strategies like brochures, social media, presentations, and publications.
CARIBSAVE: A Sectoral Approach to Vulnerability and Resilience. St Lucia Work...intasave-caribsavegroup
The document discusses the CARIBSAVE partnership, which aims to address climate change vulnerabilities in the Caribbean region through a sectoral approach. It notes that tourism is a major contributor to Caribbean economies and is highly vulnerable to climate impacts like rising sea levels and stronger hurricanes. The partnership seeks to enhance resilience and livelihoods by providing research and solutions across key sectors like water, energy, agriculture, health and infrastructure that both climate change and tourism depend on. It also aims to address issues like limited regional data and fragmented work through collaboration across geography and governance.
Integrating Climate Risk Management into Planning and Policy ProcessesNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.
An introductory lecture on risk-based adaptation and why it is used in the Adapting to Climate Change in China project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
The document discusses OECD's work tracking adaptation-related development finance from 2010-2013. It found total bilateral and multilateral adaptation finance reached over $15.1 billion in 2013, with 75% from DAC members as ODA. Most funding targeted agriculture, forestry, water supply and sanitation. The document also reviewed national development plans of 15 countries, finding climate change and adaptation mentioned but integration varied. Adaptation was often linked to agriculture, forests and watersheds. Some countries established climate change committees and funds to coordinate responses and pool domestic and international financing.
Medical efficiency in healthcare can be measured in several ways:
1) By comparing outputs like physician visits or health outcomes to inputs like costs or resources. Efficiency ratios can be calculated or stochastic and data envelopment analyses used.
2) By looking at latency times between ordering care and completion to evaluate stated accomplishments against estimated efforts.
3) At an individual level, it means recovery, health improvement, and regained functions. At a system level, it means improvements in health indicators like disease incidence and morbidity over time.
4) Examples of targets and measures include WHO cardiovascular disease prevention targets for 2013-2020 and rehabilitation efficiency metrics.
Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.
Institutionalizing Financing Climate Change AdaptationNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.
Cadth 2015 breakfast 3 5. j. mc phee seb panel public perspectiveCADTH Symposium
This document discusses the interest in biosimilars and their potential impact on drug plans. It notes that biologics make up 18% of provincial drug plan spending and costs are growing rapidly. Considerations for drug plans include improving patient care while reducing costs in line with the "Triple Aim" framework. Biosimilars may help address fiscal realities by managing budgets for growing plan memberships. Challenges include limited early evidence and health system costs, while opportunities include collaborations to generate real-world evidence and experience from other jurisdictions. Payers will use various approaches like listings, switching policies, and price negotiations to realize biosimilar savings.
Why does integration of adaptation into national budgets matter?NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 15, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Presented by Michael Brossman, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Integrating climate change risks into planning and budgeting in VetnamExternalEvents
This document summarizes UNDP's efforts to support the integration of climate change adaptation into agriculture sector planning and budgeting in Vietnam. It outlines UNDP's role in making climate change knowledge usable for decision-makers by providing tailored tools and building local capacity. As examples, it describes mapping tools developed for Vietnam that incorporate climate vulnerability into existing planning processes, and how disaster risk reduction tools have been adapted to include climate change analysis. It also discusses the importance of public finance reviews for demonstrating climate-relevant expenditures and raising debates around funding. Key challenges discussed include balancing long-term climate projections with near-term risk management, tailoring tools to different scales, and building on existing government systems.
Integration of adaptation into agriculture sector planning and budgeting in V...UNDP Climate
Jenty Kirsch-Wood, UNDP Viet Nam
Presentation, Recording
· Tools for adaptation decision making should help promote sound risk management (within buffers/margins) not perfectly predict the future
· One size does not fit all. Farmer level tools are generally not helpful to national level planners and vice versa
· Need to be specific: what aspect of climate change are you trying to reflect at what scale
· Need to realistic in expectations: Avoid over-confidence in data. Try to create tools that planners can use to do their job better
· Build on government systems: Stand-alone external processes most likely will not be taken up- even if they are “better” and “more accurate”
· Recognise that everyone is learning: Tools need to evolve over time, and be able to integrate improvements in climate data & methodologies.
· Public expenditure reviews can help make climate change tangible to government
This document discusses methodologies and data sources used in evaluating state level health reform. It describes the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) grant program, which has funded 33 grants to evaluate state level health policies. Grantees used a variety of data sources including federal and state surveys, administrative data, medical claims data, and qualitative methods. Lessons learned include that no single data source provides all needed information, and that accessing administrative and claims data requires relationships with source agencies.
Increased attention to children with medical complexity has occurred because these children are growing in number, consume a disproportionate share of health-system costs, and require policy and programmatic interventions that differ in many ways from the broader group of children with special health care needs. But will this focus on complex care lead to meaningful changes in systems of care and outcomes for children with serious chronic diseases?
Masego Madzwamuse: Climate Governance in Africa: Adaptation Strategies and In...AfricaAdapt
This document summarizes a report on climate change governance in Africa. It finds that while policymakers have recognized the need to integrate climate change adaptation, the instruments for doing so are underdeveloped. It reviewed country studies on seven nations that assessed climate impacts and vulnerabilities, adaptation policies and strategies, and institutional capacity. Key issues identified include inadequate policy frameworks, limited participation and accountability in decision-making, inadequate funding, and weak coordination among actors.
Journals to Publish Your Pubic Health Epidemiology Manuscripts - Scientific P...Pubrica
Public health refers to the activities to prevent diseases, promote health, and prolong life for the whole population
Factors Affecting the Journal Acceptance Rate Depend On The Following:
1. Whether the authors have closely followed the ‘Instructions to Authors’, such as instructions
2. Regarding reference style
3. Whether the study has performed a thoughtful, focused, up-to-date review of the literature
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EAGHA is an alliance of 50 European academic institutions that aims to facilitate partnerships between European and low/middle-income country institutions on global health issues. It provides a platform for members to exchange ideas and develop a unified European perspective to advise global health policies. The document discusses how global health research is critical for policymaking on sustainable development goals, and some priority areas like universal health coverage and equity. It also addresses analyzing big data and climate change research for global health, and strengthening links between global health research and international programs on ecosystems and sustainable cities.
This document discusses developing "no/low regret" water infrastructure investments that promote climate resilience. It outlines work package 3's objective to support stakeholders in creating gender-sensitive investment strategies. Potential investments include early warning systems, land management, ecosystem restoration, and climate-proofed infrastructure. Priority areas are water storage, new water technologies, and natural infrastructure. The document provides examples of supporting investment identification, appraisal, and integration into national budgets. It establishes metrics to track the number of organizations supported in developing investment strategies integrating water security and climate resilience.
Landscape of international adaptation finance and role of NAPs NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 16, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Presented by Sharon Lindo, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Current Status of National Adaptation Plan Process in CambodiaNAP Global Network
Presentation by Dr. HENG Chan Thoeun, Deputy Director of Climate Change Department, General Secretariat of the National Council For Sustainable Development.
This presentation took place at at our Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) on the theme of “High-Level Political Support and Sectoral Integration of Adaptation” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from September 21-23, 2016.
Adaptation Futures 2016 covered a wide range of topics, from social science research focused on gender, to challenges with policy implementation, to the latest concepts in green urban design.
Many ASSAR members attended this conference as delegates, presenters and workshop leaders. In this Spotlight our team members recount their experiences of the conference and describe the work they presented there.
The document discusses ACCC II and risk-based adaptation planning. It describes workshops over 3 sessions to develop skills and methodologies for risk-based adaptation planning and integrating climate risk into socioeconomic planning. The objective is to produce risk-based approach guidelines that can apply to other sectors. Risk-based adaptation planning enables governments to incorporate climate resilience into development goals by addressing potential climate impacts or opportunities by sector. The document outlines ACCC II's risk-based adaptation planning roadmap and importance of linking adaptation plans to other relevant policy areas like emergency response and land use.
Identifying Opportunities for Climate-Compatible Tourism Development in Belizeintasave-caribsavegroup
This document provides information on a project led by Nadia Bood of the World Wildlife Fund that aims to identify opportunities for climate-compatible tourism development in Belize. The project has an expert panel to provide guidance, and its objectives are to identify vulnerable coastal tourism areas, policies that support or inhibit climate-compatible development, and priority adaptation strategies. Project outputs will include a website, vulnerability report, policy inventory, adaptation measures portfolio, policy briefs, journal articles, and interactive map. Several knowledge products are nearing completion, and the project uses various communication strategies like brochures, social media, presentations, and publications.
CARIBSAVE: A Sectoral Approach to Vulnerability and Resilience. St Lucia Work...intasave-caribsavegroup
The document discusses the CARIBSAVE partnership, which aims to address climate change vulnerabilities in the Caribbean region through a sectoral approach. It notes that tourism is a major contributor to Caribbean economies and is highly vulnerable to climate impacts like rising sea levels and stronger hurricanes. The partnership seeks to enhance resilience and livelihoods by providing research and solutions across key sectors like water, energy, agriculture, health and infrastructure that both climate change and tourism depend on. It also aims to address issues like limited regional data and fragmented work through collaboration across geography and governance.
Climate Change Scenarios for Tourist Destinations in the Bahamas: Eluthreaintasave-caribsavegroup
This document discusses gathering and analyzing climate change data at regional, national, and destination scales. It describes observing historical climate data from weather stations and satellites, and projecting future climate using global and regional climate models under different emissions scenarios. The models simulate changes in temperature, precipitation, hurricanes, sea level rise and other climate variables. The results can identify potential climate impacts and vulnerabilities to inform further studies.
Vulnerability assessment of heat waves in Guangdong Province, China - Wenjun...intasave-caribsavegroup
Methodology and results from a district-level vulnerability assessment of heat waves and their impacts in Guangdong Province, China. This lecture was held in the researcher training sessions which are part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
Gregg Verutes gave a presentation on using geovisualization to convey coastal and marine research results to stakeholders. He discussed challenges with marine data and outlined tools to map coastal vulnerability and natural habitats' protection of coastlines. Examples from Belize showed mapping ecosystem services under scenarios. Lessons included ensuring tools and training supplement research. Next steps include modifying existing tools for Barbados and the Caribbean and providing marine spatial planning guidance and training.
CARIBSAVE: A Sectoral approach to vulnerability, resilience and climate chang...intasave-caribsavegroup
This document summarizes the CARIBSAVE partnership, which aims to strengthen the Caribbean tourism industry and livelihoods against climate change impacts. It outlines the major climate change risks to Caribbean tourism, including rising temperatures, sea levels and extreme weather. CARIBSAVE will model climate impacts on tourism at regional/local scales; assess vulnerability; evaluate sectoral impacts; develop adaptation/mitigation strategies; and build capacity. It has 7 objectives and involves partnerships across the Caribbean and with international organizations. Funding so far is $35 million from groups like the UK FCO, CTO and World Bank. The approach is interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral to address this critical issue through collaboration.
This document discusses a sectoral approach to assessing vulnerability and resilience to climate change in the Caribbean region. It focuses on linking different sectors like water, energy, agriculture, health and more. The approach involves modeling climate impacts on sectors like tourism. It also involves assessing risks, vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities. Workshops bring together stakeholders to develop action plans to increase resilience through a participatory process. The process examines issues across sectors, destinations and countries through collaboration. Breakout groups identify priority issues and stakeholders in each sector. The overall aim is to protect livelihoods, environments and economies in the Caribbean basin.
This presentation explains the findings of a report written by INTASAVE for WWF: Lessons in Climate-Smart policies: A Framework For Integrated Low Carbon Resilient Development.
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) will invest £12 million over 2014-2017 in new climate change research. There will be a focus on 4 areas: robust national climate plans, subnational climate transitions, mainstreaming disaster risk management, and the water-energy-food security nexus. Research will engage 13 deep engagement countries in areas like subnational adaptation planning, agriculture, water, and energy. CDKN will use an engaged commissioning approach led by technical research leads to scope research questions and identify research opportunities.
Assessing the Potenrial Impacts of Climate Chance on Belize's Water Resourcesintasave-caribsavegroup
This document outlines a project to assess the current and future water supply and demand in Belize's watersheds under different climate change and land use scenarios. It will examine how water quality and quantity may change, and develop Belizean institutional capacity for ongoing modeling. Outputs will include workshops, publications, and dissemination materials to stakeholders, policymakers and the public. Preliminary results from climate models project declining precipitation by 2050, while land use changes like deforestation could increase runoff and sediment levels even with less rain.
Establishing the basis for choosing from among alternative adaptation options...intasave-caribsavegroup
How to identify decision-making criteria for your adaptation options. This lecture was held in the researcher training sessions which are part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
CARIBSAVE: A Sectoral Approach to Vulnerability, resilience, and climate chan...intasave-caribsavegroup
- The document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Murray C. Simpson on CARIBSAVE's sectoral approach to assessing vulnerability and building resilience to climate change in the Caribbean region.
- CARIBSAVE takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine how climate change will impact key sectors like tourism, agriculture, water, and health on the destination scale and evaluates the vulnerability and adaptive capacity.
- A participatory process engages stakeholders through workshops to discuss sector links, complete assessment guides, prioritize issues, and identify initiatives and stakeholders to facilitate cooperation across sectors and regions in developing adaptation strategies.
Climate change poses a serious threat to sustainable development in the Caribbean according to observations and projections. The IPCC reports unequivocal warming globally and in the Caribbean, with increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and rising sea levels. This will have severe consequences for economic activities like tourism and agriculture, infrastructure, livelihoods, and achievement of development goals. Urgent global cooperation is needed to mitigate and help countries adapt to climate change impacts like more intense hurricanes and droughts. The costs of inaction are very high.
This document provides tips and strategies for effective research uptake and knowledge management. It emphasizes getting to know the context and target audiences, distilling messages, identifying opportunities, and using a variety of communications tools and knowledge brokers. Timing, clear messaging, and networking are important for impact. The document also includes examples of knowledge management approaches used by organizations to communicate research and content to different audiences.
Climate change is already affecting tourism through changes in environmental resources and travel patterns. Future impacts will be both direct, such as changing weather conditions altering tourism seasons and products, and indirect through economic and policy changes. Tourism is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and must be part of mitigating climate change through reducing its carbon footprint. However, the industry is not well prepared for the challenges and opportunities of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Knowledge gaps remain in understanding impacts and evaluating current adaptation strategies.
Health is important for overall well-being and quality of life. Maintaining good physical and mental health requires making healthy lifestyle choices related to diet, exercise, stress management, and avoiding risky behaviors. Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent disease and disability and allow people to stay active and independent as they age.
Slides for week 6 - health policy analysis.pptxSAADALHALAFI
This document discusses health policy analysis. It defines health policies as decisions, plans, and actions undertaken to achieve health care goals. Health policy analysis involves the systematic study of factors, people, and processes that impact policy development and implementation. There are two broad types: retrospective analysis of existing policies and prospective analysis to inform future policies. Content analysis examines what a policy says, while political analysis studies the politics behind a policy's adoption. Key aspects of analysis include identifying stakeholders and their influence, analyzing the context and timeline of policy development, and using frameworks like the policy triangle to examine actors, content, processes, and context.
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This document provides instructions for a 6-8 page APA-formatted research review article on a global health topic. It outlines several competencies that must be addressed in the article, including describing factors that impact health and healthcare delivery associated with the chosen topic, the influence of altruistic organizations, evidence-based interventions implemented, and how local healthcare relates to global issues. Students are to identify a global health topic, provide background on areas and issues most affected, and address the outlined competencies in an appropriately formatted paper.
The document discusses key concepts in health planning including:
1. The importance of health planning and different types and levels of planning.
2. The planning process which involves situation analysis, priority setting, option appraisal, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
3. Effective plans involve participation, are comprehensive, flexible, updated, realistic and time-phased. Planning helps balance views and formalize decisions.
This document outlines the objectives and content of a lecture on global health programs and policies. The objectives are to define key terms related to health policy and global health, describe the policy process, differentiate between macro- and micro-health policies, discuss major global health players and challenges, and discuss the Sustainable Development Goals. The content provides definitions of policy, health policy, global health, and global health governance. It describes the goals of health policy, the steps in the policy process, and factors affecting policy decisions. It also differentiates between macro-level and micro-level health policies, discusses major global health organizations and challenges, and provides an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Open Discussion: Working together or working apart: Cross-group cooperation i...Cochrane.Collaboration
The document discusses cross-group cooperation and priority setting for health research. It outlines criteria used to establish research priorities such as disease prevalence, cost and burden. It emphasizes transparency and stakeholder input in the priority setting process. Current priority health areas are listed such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and mental health disorders. Opportunities for collaboration between research groups like AHRQ and Cochrane are discussed to perform joint research, reviews and training to inform funding priorities.
The document outlines how the Wellesley Institute supports research and policy analysis to drive social change and reduce health inequities. It discusses:
- Applying a range of research methodologies, from community-based to quantitative.
- Translating research into policy impact by identifying policy implications and options based on findings.
- The complexity of social determinants of health and how factors like income, education, employment, housing and social supports interact and cumulatively impact individual and community health.
- The need to understand the policy process and environment to effectively influence policy and maximize the impact of research.
The document summarizes the development process and timeline for the 14th WHO General Programme of Work (GPW 14) covering 2025-2028. It outlines the rationale for a new global health strategy given a dramatically changing world. The goal is to promote, provide, and protect health for all. Six strategic objectives are proposed to achieve this: achieve transformative action on climate and health; ensure health is central to policies driving determinants; address inequities in essential health services and interventions; reverse trends in catastrophic health spending; rapidly respond to acute crises and ensure essential services in protracted crises; and ensure all countries are prepared to prevent and mitigate health risks. The next steps outlined are to define WHO's major cross
This document discusses the gap between health researchers and policymakers in the Eastern Mediterranean region. It finds that while research has increased knowledge about improving health, this evidence is rarely used in policymaking, especially in developing countries. A key reason is the lack of communication between researchers and policymakers. The document proposes strengthening communication between these groups at the regional and national levels to increase translation of research evidence into effective policies that can improve health systems and population health. It identifies several factors contributing to the research-policy gap in the region and recommends developing a strategy to bridge this gap.
This document discusses key concepts in health policy, including definitions of health policy, the aims of health policies in maintaining and improving population health status, and essential concepts like health status, health services, organization and financing of health systems, and the roles of public health, health commissioning, and ensuring appropriateness of care. It also covers international trends, provider-purchaser models, and major challenges for developing countries, including health reform, decentralization, tools for policymaking, and ensuring equity in health.
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The document discusses pathways to universal access to health services. It addresses the challenges of rapidly scaling up health systems, including managing change in complex contexts and meeting the needs of the poor. It also discusses taking management systems to scale, spreading learning from pilots, public sector reform, innovation systems for health, and discontinuity and disruption in health services. The objectives of the document are to explore approaches that foster innovation, learning and impact at large scale while considering context, and to identify practical collaboration approaches between stakeholders to strengthen health systems for the poor.
This document provides an overview of public policy analysis. It defines policy analysis as using evidence and reason to select the best policy among alternatives to address a problem. The summary discusses three key points:
1) Policy analysis integrates methods from multiple disciplines like political science, economics, and sociology to produce information relevant to policy problems, potential solutions, and outcomes.
2) There are three main forms of policy analysis: prospective focuses on predicting future impacts before implementation; retrospective examines past policies after implementation; and integrated combines both approaches.
3) A good policy analysis considers what is known empirically, what is valued, and what actions should be taken to resolve issues - requiring the use of descriptive, normative,
This document provides the table of contents for the 6th edition of the textbook "Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives" by Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong. The table of contents outlines the book's 4 parts that cover the study of public policy, analyzing public policy, issues and controversies in public policy, and conclusions. It lists the chapter titles and provides a brief description of the content covered in each chapter.
The document discusses essential characteristics of effective national health plans. It outlines that national health planning has evolved from being led by health ministries to becoming more multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral. Key aspects of effective national health plans include the country context, the planning process, and plan content. The planning process should involve situation analysis, consultation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Plan contents should include vision, policies, strategies, programs and services to achieve universal health coverage. Challenges include weak health information systems, limited multi-sector engagement and financing gaps.
This document outlines the structure and learning objectives of a course on Health in All Policies (HiAP). The course aims to: 1) Build capacity to promote, implement and evaluate HiAP; 2) Encourage collaboration across sectors; and 3) Facilitate the exchange of experiences on HiAP. At the end of the course, participants will have an increased understanding of HiAP and how to engage stakeholders across sectors to consider health impacts of policies. The course will use participatory learning, group work, and pre-course reading. It will also evaluate participants and cover the determinants of health and why HiAP is important for addressing complex policy issues.
1) The document discusses reflections on cohorts and longitudinal population studies, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses. It summarizes a survey of 77 cohort studies across 32 low and middle-income countries.
2) Key recommendations include improving data linkage, coordination between studies, use of emerging technologies, capacity building, data sharing, standardization, and translation of research outputs.
3) Barriers to effective data sharing are discussed, as well as initiatives by the Wellcome Trust to address priorities like data discoverability, incentives for data sharing, and ensuring ethical standards.
Medical Governance, Health Policy, and Health Sector Reform in the PhilippinesAlbert Domingo
Suggested citation:
Domingo, Albert Francis E. "Medical Governance, Health Policy, and Health Sector Reform in the Philippines.” De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (DLSHSI). DLSHSI College of Medicine, Dasmarinas, Cavite. 27 Jun. 2014. Lecture.
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Staff International Food Policy Research In...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes key points from a paper on creating enabling environments to reduce malnutrition. It discusses three vital factors: 1) Framing, generating, and communicating knowledge and evidence through narratives, advocacy, and research on what works and impact. 2) Political economy of actors, ideas, and interests through multisectoral coordination, accountability, civil society engagement, and private sector contributions. 3) Capacity and financing through leadership, systemic capacity, understanding financing needs, prioritization, and scaling up programs. Case studies highlight the need for evidence, coordination across sectors, capacity building, and leveraging multiple resources to turn commitment into impact on nutrition. Leadership is important at all levels to create momentum and scale up effective actions.
Overview It is important for you as a healthcare provider to advoca.docxhoney690131
Overview: It is important for you as a healthcare provider to advocate for populations through policy. Assessing the needs of a vulnerable population and identifying the policies affecting them to ensure positive outcomes is part of the advocacy process. Understanding U.S. health policy is a crucial component of developing a global perspective. A global perspective also requires considering the Millennium Development Goals in relation to U.S. policy; this allows advocates and decision makers to clarify the direction necessary to ensure health globally. Prompt: After reviewing the Final Project Two Guidelines and Rubric document, develop a paper summarizing the policy approved for your project, and analyze the effectiveness of the policy. In addition to your research, incorporate the information gathered during your interview to provide additional support for your policy assessment. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Introduction A. Summarize the policy that is the focus of your evaluation. Include in your summary the purpose of the policy, its scope and main points, its stakeholders and constituents, and its relation to other policies (if applicable). B. Explain the development of the policy, considering policymakers and their political standing, timelines, and budget restrictions. C. Explain your rationale for choosing the policy, using your research as support for your choice. II. Evaluation A. Determine the policy’s strengths and weaknesses in its ability to provide positive and/or negative change for its target population. Support your response with examples. B. Assess the extent to which the policy meets the needs of its target population, using data to support your claims. C. Explain any unintended impacts as a result of the policy. Consider populations, economics, and social or cultural factors in your response.
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This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted with ASSAR consortium members on their experiences collaborating on research. The key findings were:
- Members found value in learning new methodologies, building relationships with researchers in other institutions, and representing the project. However, working in a large consortium also presented challenges like coordinating between partners and dealing with conflicting priorities.
- Interactions like training workshops, meetings, and fieldwork were most supportive of learning, while online discussions also helped keep members informed. The top highlights were collaborating across disciplines and regions, while the biggest challenges involved setting up the project and difficulties working together.
- Overall, members saw benefits in access to diverse expertise, but difficulties also included high
Who are you trying to influence with your adaptation research? How to reach them and create some genuinely useful, usable information? This lecture was held in the researcher training sessions which are part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
Does recent land rights transfer support resilient livelihoods and reduce agr...intasave-caribsavegroup
This document examines how recent land rights transfers in China support resilient livelihoods and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses how China is promoting larger-scale farming through policies encouraging the transfer of land use rights. Approximately one-third of Chinese farmland is now rented by specialized operators. The study aims to understand how land rights transfers impact climate change mitigation and adaptation by surveying operators and farmers. Preliminary results suggest land rights transfers improve adaptation by promoting new technologies while reducing input costs and greenhouse gas emissions intensity. The findings could inform China's implementation of its commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Climate change, health, and an introduction to epidemiologic methods. This lecture was held in the researcher training sessions which are part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project. http://www.ccadaptation.org.cn/
An introduction to some of the health risks associated with climate change. This presentation was part of the provincial researcher workshops conducted as part of the Adapting to Climate Change in China II project.
Climate Change Scenarios for Tourist Destinations in Jamaica: Montego Bay and...intasave-caribsavegroup
This document summarizes Dr. Carol McSweeney's presentation on climate trends and projections for Jamaica. It outlines that observed and model data indicate increases in average temperature, more hot days, and decreases in annual rainfall. Regional climate models provide higher resolution projections of changes in extremes like heavy rainfall. Sea level rise projections range from 0.13-0.56 meters by 2090, and hurricanes may increase in frequency or intensity, though models have coarse resolution. The impacts assessed include effects on health, agriculture, fisheries, biodiversity, flooding and coastal erosion.
CARIBSAVE: A sectoral approach to vulnerability, resilience and Climate Chang...intasave-caribsavegroup
- The document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Murray C. Simpson on the CARIBSAVE partnership's sectoral approach to assessing vulnerability and resilience to climate change in the Caribbean region.
- The partnership takes an interdisciplinary approach to model climate impacts on key sectors like tourism, assess vulnerabilities, and facilitate stakeholder participation and collaboration across sectors and destinations.
- A participatory workshop process is outlined where stakeholders provide input through breakout groups on sector profiles, vulnerability assessments, gender issues, and identifying initiatives to reduce emissions and energy use.
The document summarizes a participatory research project using the ARIA toolkit to analyze climate change policy and institutions in Saint Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago. The project aimed to improve capacity for developing and implementing effective climate change adaptation by having civil society research priority areas like water resources, food security, and tourism. The research identified recommendations to strengthen policies, institutions, and actions. Final reports analyzed the current state and identified priority next steps to influence policy through greater civil society participation and advocacy. Next steps include engaging agencies in Saint Lucia and disseminating findings and the ARIA toolkit in other Caribbean countries.
This document summarizes the CIRCA project which aims to assess the impacts of climate change on cocoa and tomato production in Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica. The project will combine climate change scenarios with crop production data to evaluate how these crops will respond to climate change through a "climate proof screen". The short term goals are to increase dialogue between growers and researchers, build regional capacity to advise farmers, and provide research tools. The long term goals are to identify more resilient cultivars that are higher yielding under changing conditions and inform climate compatible policies. The expected outputs include scientific papers, a policy brief, a technical report, and a validation workshop.
This document describes a project studying climate change and inland flooding in Jamaica. The project is funded by CDKN and managed by CARIBSAVE. The principal investigator is Arpita Mandal from the University of the West Indies. The objectives are to analyze historic flooding, assess community knowledge and attitudes, create climate projections and flood hazard maps for two watersheds, and disseminate results. Flood hazard maps have been created for present and future scenarios. Climate projections and downscaling are in progress. Outputs will be shared through workshops, radio, and academic publications.
The 4-year C-FISH initiative aims to improve management of 15 no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) across 6 Caribbean countries to promote sustainable livelihoods and increase coastal resilience to climate change. Funded by UKAID, it is implemented by CARIBSAVE and supports MPA management through capacity building, alternative livelihood programs, research, and communication. Key objectives include facilitating stakeholder participation, monitoring effectiveness, and raising awareness of MPAs' environmental, social and economic benefits in the Caribbean.
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Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Microbial characterisation and identification, and potability of River Kuywa ...Open Access Research Paper
Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. River Kuywa water is currently experiencing contamination due to human activities. Its water is widely used for domestic, agricultural, industrial and recreational purposes. This study aimed at characterizing bacteria and fungi in river Kuywa water. Water samples were randomly collected from four sites of the river: site A (Matisi), site B (Ngwelo), site C (Nzoia water pump) and site D (Chalicha), during the dry season (January-March 2018) and wet season (April-July 2018) and were transported to Maseno University Microbiology and plant pathology laboratory for analysis. The characterization and identification of bacteria and fungi were carried out using standard microbiological techniques. Nine bacterial genera and three fungi were identified from Kuywa river water. Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterobacter spp., Streptococcus spp., E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp. and Salmonella spp. Fungi were Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus flavus complex and Penicillium species. Wet season recorded highest bacterial and fungal counts (6.61-7.66 and 3.83-6.75cfu/ml) respectively. The results indicated that the river Kuywa water is polluted and therefore unsafe for human consumption before treatment. It is therefore recommended that the communities to ensure that they boil water especially for drinking.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Recycling and Disposal on SWM Raymond Einyu pptxRayLetai1
Increasing urbanization, rural–urban migration, rising standards of living, and rapid development associated with population growth have resulted in increased solid waste generation by industrial, domestic and other activities in Nairobi City. It has been noted in other contexts too that increasing population, changing consumption patterns, economic development, changing income, urbanization and industrialization all contribute to the increased generation of waste.
With the increasing urban population in Kenya, which is estimated to be growing at a rate higher than that of the country’s general population, waste generation and management is already a major challenge. The industrialization and urbanization process in the country, dominated by one major city – Nairobi, which has around four times the population of the next largest urban centre (Mombasa) – has witnessed an exponential increase in the generation of solid waste. It is projected that by 2030, about 50 per cent of the Kenyan population will be urban.
Aim:
A healthy, safe, secure and sustainable solid waste management system fit for a world – class city.
Improve and protect the public health of Nairobi residents and visitors.
Ecological health, diversity and productivity and maximize resource recovery through the participatory approach.
Goals:
Build awareness and capacity for source separation as essential components of sustainable waste management.
Build new environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for safe disposal of residual waste and replacing current dumpsites which should be commissioned.
Current solid waste management situation:
The status.
Solid waste generation rate is at 2240 tones / day
collection efficiently is at about 50%.
Actors i.e. city authorities, CBO’s , private firms and self-disposal
Current SWM Situation in Nairobi City:
Solid waste generation – collection – dumping
Good Practices:
• Separation – recycling – marketing.
• Open dumpsite dandora dump site through public education on source separation of waste, of which the situation can be reversed.
• Nairobi is one of the C40 cities in this respect , various actors in the solid waste management space have adopted a variety of technologies to reduce short lived climate pollutants including source separation , recycling , marketing of the recycled products.
• Through the network, it should expect to benefit from expertise of the different actors in the network in terms of applicable technologies and practices in reducing the short-lived climate pollutants.
Good practices:
Despite the dismal collection of solid waste in Nairobi city, there are practices and activities of informal actors (CBOs, CBO-SACCOs and yard shop operators) and other formal industrial actors on solid waste collection, recycling and waste reduction.
Practices and activities of these actor groups are viewed as innovations with the potential to change the way solid waste is handled.
CHALLENGES:
• Resource Allocation.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
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Climate Change All over the World .pptxsairaanwer024
Climate change refers to significant and lasting changes in the average weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It encompasses both global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, have accelerated its pace and intensity
3. Health care and climate
change
This aspect of the plan relates:
1. to describing the context for the issues – reasons for concern
2. identifying challenges and key policies and other drivers.
Need to describe the context within which adaptation will be taking place:
• What are the issues and reasons for concern – description of what is
included
• Governance structures – relevant policies, organisations and institutions
• Vulnerable groups and locations
• Knowledge and data sources – link to holders and providers
• Links to other issues
4. Reasons for Concern
• Consider how health care is already being
affected by climate variability and change?
• What is known about the potential impacts as
a result of projected climate and non-climate
changes?
5. Other key objectives and
plans
Socio-economic development and growth,
demographic, and policies at the national and
autonomous region levels e.g., 13th 5Y Plans
• Changes: planned and unplanned that are
taking place that might affect resilience
• Those that could provide opportunities or
constraints for adaptation planning
6. Developing a Map
• Working in groups of 6 people
• Develop a ‘map’ using the large flipchart
paper
– The health care-climate change issue context –
focus on the reasons for concern
• Use these to articulate relationships with
other issues (considering their objectives and
plans)
7. Mapping the Current Context
Issues included and behind reasons for
concern
Relevant Policies, Institutions and
organisations
Knowledge and data sources – holders
and providers
Vulnerable people /
groups
Vulnerable
locations
Links to other issues Links to other issues
Links to other issuesLinks to other issues
8. Mapping the Current Context
Issues included and behind reasons for
concern
Relevant Policies, Institutions and
organisations
Knowledge and data sources – holders
and providers
Vulnerable people /
groups
Vulnerable
locations
Links to other issues Links to other issues
Links to other issuesLinks to other issues
Urban
development
EmploymentEmergency
planning
Health
concerns
during heat
waves
Biodiversity
Flooding
plans
Health care
facilities
Transport
infrastructure
Air quality
Ministry or
other
government
institutions
Health care
policies
Traditional
Knowledge
Census and
statistical
reports
Research
reports and
surveys