📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Supporting Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Health Systems through the Climate and Health Initiative:Strengthening the Climate Resilience of Health Systems in Southeast Asia, Subproject 2
Project Number
58085-002
Country / Economy
Regional
Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Philippines
Thailand
Viet Nam
Project Status
Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 10485-REG: Supporting Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Health Systems through the Climate and Health Initiative:Strengthening the Climate Resilience of Health Systems in Southeast Asia, Subproject 2
Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific US$ 2.00 million
Operational Priorities
OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
OP4: Making cities more livable
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration
Sector / Subsector
Health / Health sector development and reform
Gender
Effective gender mainstreaming
Description
The proposed technical assistance (TA) is Subproject 2 of the Technical Assistance(TA) Cluster: Supporting Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Health Systems through the Climate and Health Initiative (Project No 58085-001). The Climate and Health Initiative (CHI) will mainstream the climate-health agenda at ADB. The cluster TA includes several subprojects. Subproject 1, for a value of $3 million, was approved by the Urban Resilience Trust Fund (URTF) on 18 March 2024.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Southeast Asia is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world with Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam belonging to the 10 most climate-affected countries over the last two decades. The effects of climate change on health are expected to intensify in the region, augmenting the risks of disasters, infectious diseases and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Individuals with preexisting conditions (e.g., asthma, cardiovascular diseases) and marginalized groups, including poor women and children, are among the most affected. Most Southeast Asian countries have made modest progress in strengthening the climate resilience of their health systems. Often, policies are insufficiently translated into actions due to inadequate funding and personnel specialized on climate resilience. Weak intergovernmental coordination and engagement with civil society and the private sector remain barriers. To counter these challenges, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed $100 billion to climate finance from 2019 to 2030, and 15% climate financing across health projects. The ADB Strategy 2030 operational priority 3 focuses on tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing e
