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actively involved in advancing and supporting wider use of PHE approaches as a result of BALANCED capacity-building activities
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1.4b Number of new Missions and organizations receiving TA PRH 3.2
BALANCED 2
3.1 Number of PHE tools, methodologies, and actionable findings replicated in new countries and geographic areas PRH 3.1
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3.7 Implement recommendations from Glacial Melt Study Asia Bureau Buy-in
New Activity leader: Lesley Squillante
Activity Start: July 1, 2011 Activity End: June 30, 2012
RATIONALE FOR ACTIVITY
In Year 3, BALANCED implemented desktop research that built upon the 2010 report Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia: Addressing Vulnerabilities to Glacier Melt
Impacts, which assessed the science on glacier melt in the Asia Near East ANE region, identified the regions vulnerability to melt impacts, and offered recommendations for actions
that the USAID ANE Bureau and country Missions in the region might take to address these vulnerabilities and impacts. The Year 3 follow-on desktop research will result in two Year 4
products—a report of expanded issues analysis and recommendations to USAID; and a workshop in the region that brings together representatives from USAID Washington,
countries in the region, and the Asia Regional Bureau to discuss options for implementing these and other recommendations.
ACTIVITY SUMMARY
In Year 4, BALANCED in partnership with its Project AOTR and Mary Melnyk, NRM senior advisor to the USAID Asia Near East Bureau, will review, approve and disseminate to
selected key stakeholders the follow-on desktop report entitled “Exploring Options for Addressing Accelerated Glacier Melt Vulnerability in Asia.” BALANCED will also work
with these and other individuals to plan and facilitate logistics for a 20-person, several-day workshop in the region to discuss USAID options for implementing integrated, multi-
sectoral programming in those ANE countries at highest risk for health and livelihood impacts from glacier melt—building on recommendations in the BALANCED report.
Participants would include individuals from both the USAID Global Health Office as well as from the Economic Growth and TradeNRMWater team.
ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED
Funded partners: CRC, TBD Collaborative partners: TBD
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KEY OUTPUTS
• Report entitled “Exploring Options for Addressing Accelerated Glacier Melt
Vulnerability in Asia •
Workshop to review opportunities for and develop plan of action for implementing report recommendations
3.8 Secure funding for PHE implementation for at least one country
