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DAY 2: Friday, 3 November 2023

8:30 – 9:00Registration

CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH

9:00 – 10:30Panel Discussion: Building climate resilient and low-carbon health systems in the region
Moderators: Najibullah Habib and Kirthi Ramesh, ADB
  • Vladimir Kendrovski, Technical Officer (Climate Change and Health), WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Centre for Environment and Health (Presenter)
  • Kathryn Bowen, Professor and Deputy Director (Knowledge Translation and Policy Impact) Melbourne Climate Futures, Professor of Environment, Climate and Global Health University of Melbourne (Discussant)
  • Tamar Gabunia, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs (Discussant)
  • Muhammad Salman, Chief PHL Division, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (Discussant)
  • Xiaohong Yang, Deputy Director General, Central and West Asia Department, ADB (Discussant)
  • Dinesh Arora, Principal Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank (Discussant)

Discussion

10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break (Networking) 

10:45 – 12:30
Roundtable Discussions on Health and Climate Change
Reflection on panel presentations and discussion on priorities in countries/region.
Updating the Regional Investment Framework with climate and health actions. 

12:30 – 13:30
Lunch (Networking)

IMPLEMENTING THE REGIONAL INVESTMENT FRAMEORK

13:30 – 15:30
Implementing the Regional Investment Framework (RIF)
Roundtable discussions of concrete collaboration priorities, joint investments and project opportunities
  • Regional Health Security/Health Systems Strengthening project/program
  • Central Asia Centers for Disease Control
  • Human Resources for Health/Medical and Health Worker Education

15:30 – 15:45
Coffee Break (Networking)

15:45 – 16:45
Work Plan Development, Presentations and Discussions
Work planning by pillar or sub-working group topic
Includes identification of financing sources for CAREC Health Strategy and
Regional Investment Framework implementation
Presentations and discussions in plenary
Development Partner interventions

16:45 – 17:00
Wrap-up and Closing
Next WGH schedule (WGH Chair)
 


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