Environment, Climate Change, One Health and Migration

We work to prevent disease and promote health by addressing key areas of environmental health including climate change, clean energy; air quality; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and chemicals and radiation. Health threats are addressed through a One Health approach....

Climate-resilient WASH toolkit

This toolkit provides resources to support the effective integration of climate change, water and health considerations into health and WASH policies and programmes to build climate-resilient WASH. Many of these tools were developed as part of two DFID-funded projects, “Building adaptation to climate change in health in least developed countries through resilient WASH” and “Delivering climate-resilient water and sanitation in Africa and Asia”, implemented between 2013-2021 in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal and Tanzania.

Resources for building climate-resilient WASH available below include national policies, strategies and plans; vulnerability and adaptation assessment examples and tools; training packages; and information, education, and communication materials.

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Climate-resilient water safety plans: managing health risks associated with climate variability and change

This document is intended to help water suppliers and WSP teams who have already committed to using the WSP approach and are developing and implementing...

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This paper provides an overview of the impacts of climate variability and change on sanitation and the implications for health. It outlines potential adaptation...

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10 June 2014

Development and Implementation of Climate-Resilient Water Safety Plan Faridpur Pourashava as Flood-Prone and Barguna Pourashava as Costal Area: Baseline report (Urban 1)

28 August 2018

Ethiopia: Climate change, Health and WASH

28 August 2015

Evidence of the Effectiveness of Household and Community WASH Interventions

10 June 2016

Final Report on Assessment of Effects of Climate Factors on Diarrheal Diseases at National and Sub-national Levels in Nepal

28 August 2018

Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Rural Water Supply Services

28 May 2015

Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Urban Water Supply Utilities

24 June 2015

Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) Climate Change Health Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans of Nepal (2016-2020)

28 September 2016

Identification of the Impact of Climate Variability and Environmental Hazards in Water Supply Systems: Baseline survey report (Urban 2)

28 August 2016

Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Water Supply System of Four Municipalities: Project Completion Report (Urban 2)

28 August 2016

Progress Evaluation Workshop Report on Climate-Resilient Water Safety Plan on Building Adaptation to Climate Change in Health in Least Developed Countries Through Resilient WASH Assessment

17 December 2016

Protecting Health from Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Variability and Change in Nepal

28 June 2015

Review of Relevant Policies, Strategies, Plans and Programmes Relating to Health and Climate Change in Bangladesh: Towards Climate Change and Health Adaptation in Bangladesh

28 December 2016

Review of Water Safety Plan Implementation Process in Nepal

28 May 2017

Rural Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning in Tanzania: Meeting Report

28 November 2016

Study of Potentiality of Rainwater Harvesting System as a Climate Change Adaptation Option in Arghamaidan, Arghakhanachi District

12 December 2015

The Effects of Climate Variability, Seasonal Variations and Environmental Events on Drinking Water Quality, Diarrhea Prevalence and WASH Behaviour in Bangladesh: Standard operating procedures and data collection tools

28 September 2016

Training on the Kigoma Urban Water Supply Authority on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans: Meeting Report

28 October 2017

Training Package on Climate Change and WASH: Facilitator guide, Participant handbook

28 October 2017

Training Package on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR-WSP): Facilitators handbook, Participants workbook, Training presentations

28 September 2015

Climate change and health toolkit

Climate-resilient WASH toolkit

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Climate-resilient water safety plans: managing health risks associated with climate...

Discussion paper: Climate, sanitation and health

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Assessment of Health Vulnerability Reduction to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Final Report Assessment of Health Vulnerability Reduction to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Final Report

Bangladesh Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) Bangladesh Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP)

Bangladesh: Climate change, Health and WASH Bangladesh: Climate change, Health and WASH

Climate Change and Health: Ethiopia - Lessons learned documentation Climate Change and Health: Ethiopia - Lessons learned documentation

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Implementation: Guidelines for Community Managed Rural Drinking Water Supplies Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Implementation: Guidelines for Community Managed Rural Drinking Water Supplies

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Implementation: Guidelines for Urban Utility Managed Piped Drinking Water Supplies Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Implementation: Guidelines for Urban Utility Managed Piped Drinking Water Supplies

Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning Capacity Development: Training Reports Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning Capacity Development: Training Reports

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Guideline: Rural Water Supply System Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Guideline: Rural Water Supply System

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Guideline: Urban Water Supply System Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Guideline: Urban Water Supply System

Climate Resilient Water Safety Strategic Framework Climate Resilient Water Safety Strategic Framework

Climate Resilient WSP Document with Hazards Analysis Report Climate Resilient WSP Document with Hazards Analysis Report

Development and Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Vulnerable Rural Communities Development and Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Vulnerable Rural Communities

Development and Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Vulnerable Rural Communities: WHO-WSP Project Development and Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Vulnerable Rural Communities: WHO-WSP Project

Ethiopia: Climate change, Health and WASH Ethiopia: Climate change, Health and WASH

Evidence of the Effectiveness of Household and Community WASH Interventions Evidence of the Effectiveness of Household and Community WASH Interventions

Final Report on Assessment of Effects of Climate Factors on Diarrheal Diseases at National and Sub-national Levels in Nepal Final Report on Assessment of Effects of Climate Factors on Diarrheal Diseases at National and Sub-national Levels in Nepal

Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Rural Water Supply Services Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Rural Water Supply Services

Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Urban Water Supply Utilities Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Urban Water Supply Utilities

Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) Climate Change Health Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans of Nepal (2016-2020) Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) Climate Change Health Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans of Nepal (2016-2020)

Identification of the Impact of Climate Variability and Environmental Hazards in Water Supply Systems: Baseline survey report (Urban 2) Identification of the Impact of Climate Variability and Environmental Hazards in Water Supply Systems: Baseline survey report (Urban 2)

Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Water Supply System of Four Municipalities: Project Completion Report (Urban 2) Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Water Supply System of Four Municipalities: Project Completion Report (Urban 2)

Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan: Project Completion Report Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan: Project Completion Report

National Framework for Climate Resilient Health Sector National Framework for Climate Resilient Health Sector

National Health Adaptation Plan to Climate Change 2018-2020 National Health Adaptation Plan to Climate Change 2018-2020

National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation

Nepal: Climate change, Health and WASH Nepal: Climate change, Health and WASH

Protecting Health from Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Variability and Change in Nepal Protecting Health from Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Variability and Change in Nepal

Report on Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Human Health and Water Sector in Tanzania Report on Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Human Health and Water Sector in Tanzania

Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Ethiopia Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Ethiopia

Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Nepal Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Nepal

Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Tanzania Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Tanzania

Review of Water Safety Plan Implementation Process in Nepal Review of Water Safety Plan Implementation Process in Nepal

Rural Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning in Tanzania: Meeting Report Rural Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning in Tanzania: Meeting Report

Study of Potentiality of Rainwater Harvesting System as a Climate Change Adaptation Option in Arghamaidan, Arghakhanachi District Study of Potentiality of Rainwater Harvesting System as a Climate Change Adaptation Option in Arghamaidan, Arghakhanachi District

Study on Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change for the Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Study on Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change for the Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan

Tanzania: Climate change, Health and WASH Tanzania: Climate change, Health and WASH

Template Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan for Rural System Template Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan for Rural System

Training on the Kigoma Urban Water Supply Authority on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans: Meeting Report Training on the Kigoma Urban Water Supply Authority on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans: Meeting Report

Training Package on Climate Change and WASH: Facilitator guide, Participant handbook Training Package on Climate Change and WASH: Facilitator guide, Participant handbook

Training Package on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR-WSP): Facilitators handbook, Participants workbook, Training presentations Training Package on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR-WSP): Facilitators handbook, Participants workbook, Training presentations

Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Health to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Final Report Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Health to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Final Report

Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal and Drought Prone Areas of Bangladesh: Health and WASH Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal and Drought Prone Areas of Bangladesh: Health and WASH

Water Safety Plan Impact Assessment: Data Collection and Guidance Note, Oromia Region Water Safety Plan Impact Assessment: Data Collection and Guidance Note, Oromia Region

Vision 2030 : the resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change: technical report Vision 2030 : the resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change: technical report

Assessment of Health Vulnerability Reduction to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Final Report

Bangladesh Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP)

Bangladesh: Climate change, Health and WASH

Climate Change and Health: Ethiopia - Lessons learned documentation

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Implementation: Guidelines for Community Managed Rural Drinking Water Supplies

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Implementation: Guidelines for Urban Utility Managed Piped Drinking Water Supplies

Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning Capacity Development: Training Reports

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Guideline: Rural Water Supply System

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans Guideline: Urban Water Supply System

Climate Resilient Water Safety Strategic Framework

Climate Resilient WSP Document with Hazards Analysis Report

Development and Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Vulnerable Rural Communities

Development and Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Vulnerable Rural Communities: WHO-WSP Project

Ethiopia: Climate change, Health and WASH

Evidence of the Effectiveness of Household and Community WASH Interventions

Final Report on Assessment of Effects of Climate Factors on Diarrheal Diseases at National and Sub-national Levels in Nepal

Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Rural Water Supply Services

Guidelines for the Implementation of Water Safety Plans Resilient to Climate Change: Urban Water Supply Utilities

Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) Climate Change Health Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans of Nepal (2016-2020)

Identification of the Impact of Climate Variability and Environmental Hazards in Water Supply Systems: Baseline survey report (Urban 2)

Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Water Supply System of Four Municipalities: Project Completion Report (Urban 2)

Implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan: Project Completion Report

National Framework for Climate Resilient Health Sector

National Health Adaptation Plan to Climate Change 2018-2020

National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation

Nepal: Climate change, Health and WASH

Protecting Health from Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Variability and Change in Nepal

Report on Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Human Health and Water Sector in Tanzania

Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Ethiopia

Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Nepal

Review of Policy Documents on Climate Change, WASH and Public Health in Tanzania

Review of Water Safety Plan Implementation Process in Nepal

Rural Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning in Tanzania: Meeting Report

Study of Potentiality of Rainwater Harvesting System as a Climate Change Adaptation Option in Arghamaidan, Arghakhanachi District

Study on Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change for the Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan

Tanzania: Climate change, Health and WASH

Template Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan for Rural System

Training on the Kigoma Urban Water Supply Authority on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans: Meeting Report

Training Package on Climate Change and WASH: Facilitator guide, Participant handbook

Training Package on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR-WSP): Facilitators handbook, Participants workbook, Training presentations

Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Health to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Final Report

Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal and Drought Prone Areas of Bangladesh: Health and WASH

Water Safety Plan Impact Assessment: Data Collection and Guidance Note, Oromia Region

Vision 2030 : the resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change: technical report