Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao PDR Health System

The project aims to protect the health of the Lao population from climate-related risks through a USD 41.92 million investment. It focuses on upgrading 180 health facilities in 60 vulnerable districts, integrating climate data into health information systems, and enhancing the capacity of health workers and communities to manage climate-driven disease burdens.

• Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change, with projections indicating a mean annual temperature increase of 1.4-4.3°C by 2100 and a 10-30% annual rainfall increase, leading to more frequent and severe floods and droughts.
• The health sector faces critical infrastructure gaps, with 76% of health facilities and 43% of district hospitals lacking a functional improved water supply, and 75% of health facilities and 55% of district hospitals lacking functional improved sanitation services.
• Climate change is expected to shift the disease burden in Lao PDR, increasing risks of heat-related morbidity, vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, and food- and water-borne diseases like diarrhoea.
• The project will upgrade 180 health facilities in 60 of the most climate-vulnerable districts, focusing on structural improvements, PV power generation, and climate-resilient WASH infrastructure.
• A key objective is to establish a Climate-informed early warning and response system (CIEWARS) and integrate climate data into the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to improve surge planning and commodity management.
• The project targets direct benefits for approximately 450,000 people, including 224,550 women, while indirectly benefiting the total population of 7.2 million through improved health service management.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 41,920,000, with USD 38,150,000 requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and USD 3,770,000 in tentative co-financing.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao PDR Health System. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/26730-strengthening-climate-resilience-lao-pdr-health-system.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao PDR Health System. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/26730-strengthening-climate-resilience-lao-pdr-health-system.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao PDR Health System}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/26730-strengthening-climate-resilience-lao-pdr-health-system.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }