Strengthening responsiveness of health services provision to extreme weather events for urban marginalized people (Urban SHADE).

About this project

General Description Our research aims to improve the preparedness of health services to respond to the needs of the poorest and most marginalised urban residents before, during and after extreme weather events in 10 locations in Sierra Leone, Kenya and India. The health impacts of climate change will be concentrated among the poorest urban populations, particularly the one billion people living in informal settlements. Marginalized urban people are exposed to extreme weather events due to where they live and how they work and are particularly vulnerable to impacts on health and wellbeing due to poor access to services. It has therefore been recognised that the greatest gains in health in the context of climate change will be achieved through reducing the risks faced by the urban poor, including by targeting informal settlements. How to reduce these health risks through strengthened health service delivery which is responsive, equitable and people centred is, however, currently unclear. Access to quality formal healthcare in marginalised urban settings is often limited, especially for certain people such as the elderly and persons with disabilities. Health services are therefore provided by a complex system of formal and informal providers. In extreme weather events including heatwaves and floods, health service delivery is often non-existent, inaccessible, or unaffordable. We will work in equitable partnership with marginalised urban communities and health system providers a…

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Institute of Gender and Children's Health Research · National NGO

Countries

Sierra Leone

Sectors

Health policy and administrative management

Implemented by

Institute of Gender and Children's Health Research

Published by Institute of Gender and Children's Health Research to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 27 Oct 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SL-NRA-1136607-8-GB-CHC-222655-110642-001.

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