ECU-N4H Integrated Surveillance of the Human-Animal-Environment Interface under Intersectoral Coordination Mechanisms

About this project

This project seeks to strengthen Ecuador’s capacity for upstream prevention of zoonotic diseases through fourinterventions: 1) improving understanding of the links between biodiversity loss, climate change, and health; 2)operationalizing nature-based solutions; 3) establishing a specialized wildlife surveillance system within theMinistry of Environment and Energy (MAE) and 4) establishing an integrated epidemiological surveillance systemcoordinated among MAE, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), and Agrocalidad (the agency responsible foragricultural quality, regulating and controlling animal health, plant health, and food safety). These interventionsaim to prevent zoonotic diseases and future pandemics by acting on environmental and interface-level risksbefore they spill over into human populations.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 3Good Health and Well-being
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Ecuador

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Funded by

MPTF-Biodiversity for Health

Implemented by

UNDP

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01005906.

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