Background & Rationale
Climate Change and Public Health in Africa – CCPOP-Ghana
Background & Rationale
The intersection of climate change and public health is increasingly urgent across Africa. Rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and recurring extreme events are intensifying health risks such as vector-borne diseases, undernutrition, mental health challenges, and pressure on health systems.
There is an urgent need for cross-disciplinary knowledge sharing, innovative methods, and harmonized data frameworks for climate-health statistics. Guided by global frameworks such as the WHO Operational Framework for Climate-Resilient Health Systems, SOSCHI, and the Belem Health Action Plan (COP30), CCPOP-Ghana provides a continental platform for science, policy, and resilience-building.
Goals and Objectives
Goal:
To catalyze research and policy dialogue on climate change’s impact on human health in Africa, advancing interdisciplinary approaches and robust exposure-risk-outcome modelling frameworks.
Objectives:
Understand climate variability impacts on health systems and disease patterns
Develop climate-health exposure and vulnerability metrics for Africa
Promote standardized statistical methodologies (UNGP, Sendai Framework)
Support evidence-informed climate adaptation policies
Convene cross-sectoral stakeholders for dialogue and collaboration