Nairobi work programme (NWP): Partners, Action Pledges and Experts Database

Partners

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Partner	World Health Organization (WHO)
Link	WHO: http://www.who.int/globalchange/ WHO African Regional Office: http://www.afro.who.int/ WHO Western Pacific Regional Office: http://www.wpro.who.int/ WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office: http://www.emro.who.int/ WHO Americas Regional Office/Pan American Health Organization: http://new.paho.org/ WHO South-East Asia Regional Office: http://www.searo.who.int/ WHO Europe Regional Office: http://www.euro.who.int/
Description
Action pledges
	Climate change and health
Further information	World Health Assembly Resolution on climate change and health WHO SEARO regional network
Regional focus	All regions
Sector	Human health
Adaptation delivery activity	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Early warning systems Education Humanitarian assistance Knowledge management Monitoring and evaluation Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Risk/vulnerability mapping Training
NWP work area	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
Climate hazards	Drought Flood Heatwaves Storms/tropical cyclones
Operational scale	Global

Organizations, institutions and private sector companies at all levels and in a wide range of sectors can become engaged with the NWP by becoming a partner and making Action Pledges. Information about how organizations can become engaged with work on adaptation under the NWP can be found here.