Date: 14th October 2026, 1: pm to 2:30 pm CET (Geneva time)
Language: French, English and other relevant languages, with simultaneous interpretation
Organizers: Regional Learning Hub for Francophone Civil Society, co-organized by All Global Fund Learning Hubs, with the participation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The webinar aims to strengthen the understanding and capacities of community and civil society actors regarding the effects of climate change on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, to strengthen their engagement and advocacy for more resilient programs, services and community & health systems to respond to impacts of climate change.
Objectives:
- Identify community and civil society priorities at the intersection of climate change and HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, focusing on vulnerabilities, community systems, human rights, gender equality and key populations.
- Examine how climate resilience is being integrated into HTM programs, including through GC7 implementation and priorities for GC8 funding requests.
- Share community experiences and country examples of climate-resilient HTM interventions, including community engagement in design, implementation, monitoring and accountability.
- Identify recommendations for key actors and for communities and civil society in strengthening climate-resilient HTM responses, in the context of increasing climate risks and constrained resources.
Agenda:
- General framing community: climate, health and implications for the three diseases – from a community perspective – Simon Kabore, Regional Executive Director, RAME, Community actor.
- General framing GF: climate health catalytic fund experience in GC7 and priorities reflected in GC8 across different countries – from the GF perspective – Seonmi Choi, Senior Advisor, Climate and Environment, Technical expert from the Global Fund.
- Results of the exploratory study on the Knowledge and Capacity-Building Needs of Community Stakeholders Regarding the Health Impacts of Climate Change – Hamza Djibo, Project Assistant, Francophone Africa regional Learning hub.
- Cross-cutting perspectives on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria at the intersection of climate change – community panel.
- Review of funding requests and regional experiences – John Beku, AA-LH.
- To reflect on how GC7 programs and GC8 funding request (to date) are considering climate change – Seonmi Choi, Senior Advisor, Climate and Environment, Global Fund.
