Accountability and rule of law: will be upheld by following the clauses included in the agreement signed between UNDP and WHO regarding policies on monitoring, evaluation, audits and transparency in project implementation. The legal context is also defined in this agreement. Gender Equality and Empowerment: Gender indicators with gender disaggregated data Women’s are incorporated in the project's Results Framework for monitoring progress during implementation and evaluations. In terms of the UNDP Gender Marker, the project has been rated GEN 2. Table 7: Project Risks and Mitigation Measures Project Risks Description Type Probability (p) and Mitigation Owner Status Impact (I) Measures Risk 1: Technical Operational P = 2, I = 3 Integration of MOH, No Change capacity. monitoring and WHO, Will undermine impact Stakeholders do evaluation systems Project of project due to lack not distinguish with surveillance manager of perceived vulnerability to and early warning correlation between climate change systems will support new effort and from baseline correlation of health improving health weaknesses in metrics against treatment disease control climate change practices and factors. Maintain management of proactive environmental awareness raising determinant of and communication health (especially programmes, related to food coupled with and water technical training security) and application of health information and early warnings to help differentiating climate and drivers for the implementation of integrated adaptation interventions Risk 2: Turnover Operational P = 3, I = 2 To reduce negative MOH, No Change of government impacts of staff WHO, Rapid turnover of staff who will be turnover, the project Project government staff managing various will appoint manager leading project supporting project implementation components and management unit activities results in potentially negate staff to ensure loss of capacity and benefits of continuity and institutional training smooth transition. knowledge; disrupts The project will progress, and focus on potential changes in institutionalization of direction of activities. all outputs and Degrade the long term outcomes to ensure sustainability of
Accountability and rule of law: will be upheld by following the clauses included in the agreement signed between UNDP and WHO regarding policies on monitoring, evaluation, audits and transparency in project implementation. The legal context is also defined in this agreement. Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Gender indicators with gender disaggregated data are incorporated in the project's Results Framework for monitoring progress during implementation and evaluations. In terms of the UNDP Gender Marker, the project has been rated GEN 2. Table 7: Project Risks and Mitigation Measures Project Risks Description Type Probability (p) and Impact (I) Mitigation Measures Owner Status Risk 1: Technical capacity. Stakeholders do not distinguish vulnerability to climate change from baseline weaknesses in disease control practices and management of environmental determinant of health (especially related to food and water security) Operational P = 2, I = 3 Will undermine impact of project due to lack of perceived correlation between new effort and improving health treatment Integration of monitoring and evaluation systems with surveillance and early warning systems will support correlation of health metrics against climate change factors. Maintain proactive awareness raising and communication programmes, coupled with technical training and application of health information and early warnings to help differentiating climate and drivers for the implementation of integrated adaptation interventions MOH, WHO, Project manager No Change Risk 2: Turnover of government staff who will be managing various project components and potentially negate benefits of training Operational P = 3, I = 2 Rapid turnover of government staff leading implementation activities results in loss of capacity and institutional knowledge; disrupts progress, and potential changes in direction of activities. Degrade the long term To reduce negative impacts of staff turnover, the project will appoint supporting project management unit staff to ensure continuity and smooth transition. The project will focus on institutionalization of all outputs and outcomes to ensure sustainability of MOH, WHO, Project manager No Change
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