Uganda Urged to Bridge Climate Change and Population Dynamics Gap in National Policies Uganda has made significant strides in aligning its climate change response with global frameworks, but a recent by the USAID-funded Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Population, Environment and Development Action (BUILD) project analysis highlights a critical gap […]

    Tanzania climate policies need to integrate family planning and reproductive health. Tanzania faces significant challenges related to population growth and the impacts of climate change, which intersect with health and development goals. While various national strategies and plans recognize these challenges, there are gaps in addressing them comprehensively. These include integrating family planning […]

    Integrating Family Planning and Reproductive Health into Rwanda’s Climate Action Plans Rwanda is advancing efforts to integrate family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), gender equity, and youth considerations into its climate change action plans. Key strategies include cross-sector collaboration, leveraging climate financing for health initiatives, and building public awareness. By mainstreaming FP/RH into […]

    Philippines can achieve more through integration of family planning, reproductive health in climate actions. While the Philippines faces increasing climate change challenges, including rising temperatures and more frequent typhoons. there is however a lack of effective collaboration and coordination between stakeholders in climate change, population, and health, further impeding the efficient integration of […]

    Malawi Urged to Integrate Family Planning and Reproductive Health Goals into National Climate Strategies In a recent call to action, the USAID-funded Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Population, Environment and Development Action (BUILD) Project urged the Government of Malawi to align its family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) objectives with […]

  Existing policy frameworks do not support domestic financing for reproductive health, family planning programmes The latest analysis by the USAID-funded Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Population, Environment and Development Action (BUILD) project spotlights inadequacies in policy framework to support domestic funding for the family planning and reproductive programmes. Kenya’s Vision 2030 […]

  Cote d’Ivoire government urged to integrate FP/RH in climate action The USAID-funded Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Population, Environment and Development Action (BUILD) project urges the government of Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen its commitment to integrating family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH), maternal and child health (MCH), and gender equity into […]

  Experts Call for Integration of Family Planning and Reproductive Health into East Africa’s Climate Strategies As the East African region grapples with increasing climate vulnerabilities—such as droughts, floods, rising temperatures, and food insecurity— the USAID-funded Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Population, Environment and Development Action (BUILD) regional policy analyses have highlighted […]

The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the most central and globally representative climate policy documents that outline the national climate plans of countries that have ratified the Paris Climate Agreement. Submitted every five years, the NDCs indicate the voluntary commitments of countries to achieving agreed-upon mitigation and adaptation goals. With climate impacts increasing in scale […]

YLabs, in partnership with women’s healthcare company, Organon, developed this first-of-its-kind strategic framework on how funders can assess, anticipate, and respond to the gendered impacts of climate change on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) investments. This resource was developed through a comprehensive desk review of 48 peer-reviewed articles and white papers to assess […]