Part 1 - Air Quality and TB

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BREAKING DOWN SILOS

Three-part Webinar Series - Part 1

Focus	Air Quality and TB
Webinar Title	Working together for clean air and a healthy future
Media Tag	#cleanairfuturePH
Date	Earth Day, May 5
Audience	USAID mission staff, implementing partners, governments, civil society, private sector, and academicians
Geography	Asia Pacific (emphasis on the Philippines), with an example from Nepal
Goal	Present evidence on the climate and health nexus. Stimulate discussion to lift barriers to climate-health cross sectoral collaboration with a clear call to action.

Objectives

Present global evidence on the links between air pollution and TB/lung health.
Highlight specific evidence in Asia Pacific and the Philippines Feature best practices and policies from Asia Pacific to mitigate the effects of air quality on lung health.
Identify key gaps and the need for further research/interventions across different relevant sectors to inform TB prevention strategies and interventions

Speakers: See proposed agenda

Time	Segment	Speakers	Description
5 minutes	Introduction of webinar and first speaker	Moderator	Opening and introduction Introduce the webinar topic, greet participants. Provide a big picture view of the deep interconnections between climate and health. Mention that this is the first in a 3-part series examining the climate and health nexus. Introduce the first guest speaker for welcoming remarks.
5 minutes	Welcome remarks	Recommendation: USAID Mission Director, Philippines	Welcome Remarks Introducing USAID’s ‘whole of agency approach’ to addressing the climate crisis, the strong integration across sectors to address climate and health challenges, and the importance of doing so in the Asia Pacific region.
10 minutes	A climate crisis, a health crisis: working together on solutions	Moderator Panel member 1: Department of Health Panel member 2: Climate Change Commission Panel member 3: Engr. Wyona Kay Rativo of Department of Environment and Natural Resources	Panel Discussion and Q&A Panel members each speak 3 minutes in response to the question: We’ve heard about the high cost of air pollution on our health and on our society in the Philippines. How can health and climate practitioners work together to tackle this crisis? Each panel member gets three minutes to give two realistic actions that s/he feels will meaningfully move the needle on reducing the impact of poor air quality on lung health. Moderator leads discussion based on panel members comments and takes 2 or 3 questions from the audience. Moderator closes the panel with final thoughts and asks for one recommendation from each panelist on what personal action webinar listeners can take today that will help address air pollution.
5 minutes	Closing	Moderator	Closing Remarks Call to action and introduce topic of Webinar #2