Building the resilience of Togo's national health system and vulnerable communities to climate sensitive diseases

The document outlines a five-year, EUR 55.8 million project to transition Togo's health system to a climate-resilient model. It focuses on the northern regions of Centrale, Kara, and Savanes, where morbidity from malaria and diarrhoea is highest. The project aims to integrate meteorological data into health surveillance, establish early warning systems, upgrade health infrastructure to be heat-resistant, and improve community WASH services. It targets 273,224 direct beneficiaries and seeks EUR 37.6 million in GCF grants.

• Togo's health system faces significant vulnerabilities, including a lack of intersectoral collaboration, inadequate integration of climate data into health planning, and a shortage of qualified personnel, with a ratio of approximately 1.6 healthcare staff per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.
• The northern regions of Centrale, Kara, and Savanes are identified as the most vulnerable to climate-sensitive diseases. Projections indicate annual mean temperatures in these areas could increase by up to +1.0°C by 2040 and up to +2.40°C by 2070 under the RCP 8.5 scenario.
• Climate change is projected to increase the transmission of malaria and diarrhoea in Togo. Higher temperatures favour mosquito proliferation and bacterial reproduction, while alterations in wet and dry seasons can degrade sanitation infrastructure and contaminate freshwater sources.
• Extreme heat poses specific risks to maternal and neonatal health in Togo. High ambient temperatures are linked to increased risks of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths, with the odds of pre-term birth increasing 1.05-fold for each 1°C increase in temperature.
• The project will implement four main components: strengthening the surveillance system for climate-sensitive diseases, building an enabling institutional environment, improving health infrastructure and service delivery, and increasing community resilience through WASH and awareness activities.
• Specific infrastructure interventions include constructing heat-resilient maternity wards, installing 26 automated weather stations, and building climate-resilient latrines and boreholes with solar pumps in health facilities and communities.
• The project aims to reach 273,224 direct beneficiaries (approximately 3% of the total population) across 57 health facilities, while the entire population of 8.1 million is considered an indirect beneficiary.
• The total indicative cost of the project is EUR 55.8 million, with EUR 37.6 million requested as a grant from the GCF and EUR 18.2 million in expected co-financing from the Government of Togo, BMZ, and the EU.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Building the resilience of Togo's national health system and vulnerable communities to climate sensitive diseases. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29940-building-resilience-togos-national-health-system-and-vulnerable-communities-climate-sensitive.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Building the resilience of Togo's national health system and vulnerable communities to climate sensitive diseases. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29940-building-resilience-togos-national-health-system-and-vulnerable-communities-climate-sensitive.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building the resilience of Togo's national health system and vulnerable communities to climate sensitive diseases}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29940-building-resilience-togos-national-health-system-and-vulnerable-communities-climate-sensitive.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }