London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The final webinar in the three-part Pathfinder Initiative series on accelerating climate action for health, highlights climate and health action in African contexts. The event will showcase research, tools and locally led initiatives that aim to deliver climate, health, equity, and resilience benefits, as well as identifying opportunities to integrate health into national climate policies.

This session will explore how climate action can align with health and development priorities to accelerate a just transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient future in Africa. It will feature presentations on the recently launched Community of Practice on climate action and health in Africa, findings from an analysis of health in Kenya’s climate change policy documents, and a deep dive into Kenya's national climate and health strategy.

For more information about the series, including the recording from the first and second webinars, visit the Pathfinder Initiative website.

Speakers

• Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) and Co-Chair of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission (Chair)
• Lolem Lokolile Bosco, Assistant Director Public Health & Head of Ministry of Health, Health Care Waste, Pollution Control & Climate Change Unit, Government of Kenya
• Nurudeen Alhassan, Senior Research and Policy Analyst - Acting Theme Lead, Environment and Climate Change, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
• Blanca Anton, Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage, Head, Nutrition and Food Systems Unit and Health & Wellbeing Theme, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Event notices

• Please note this event is virtual only
• Please note that the recording link will be listed on this page when available