Regional Community of Practice
Sub-Saharan Africa
A connected space bringing together the region's research, lived experiences, events and the people working on climate change and mental health.
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Regional Community of Practice
A connected space bringing together the region's research, lived experiences, events and the people working on climate change and mental health.
Regional priorities for Sub-Saharan Africa
Executive summary
This case study was identified during the Connecting Climate Minds regional dialogue for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Dialogue participants highlighted how heavy and unprecedented flooding, brought on by climate change, has impacted the mental health of the community.
Agripsych Beam Ltd is a Kenyan Healthtech company that uses mobile technology to enhance access to mental health services for smallholder farmers affected by climate change. Our focus at AgriPsych Beam Ltd is to ensure that women smallholder farmers have a mental wellbeing safety net after crop or l
Nigeria is one of the ten countries most at risk of climate disasters (International Rescue Committee, 2023). From floods to extreme weather variability, the impacts of a changing climate are far reaching, impacting all regions and worsening the existing fragility of the nation. Within coastal regio
Hear directly from community members about their experiences
A lived experience video: Sunday 's Lived Experience story - Mental health impacts of climate change - Nigeria
A lived experience video: Paul 's Lived Experience story - Mental health impacts of climate change - Anambra State, Nigeria
A lived experience video: Laureen's Lived Experience story - Mental health impacts of climate change - Kenya
A lived experience video: Ibiso's Lived Experience story - Mental health impacts of climate change - Nigeria
A lived experience video: Dr Mercy's Lived Experience story - Mental health impacts of climate change - Kenya
A lived experience video: Leah's Lived Experience story - Mental health impacts of climate change - Kenya
Get to know the core team and people driving forward the Connecting Climate Minds regional community of practice.
Professor and Dean of Health Sciences at Claretian University of Nigeria (Regional Community Convenor)
Head of Department of Environmental Public Health, University of Botswana (Co-Convenors)
Prof George Osanjo, Dean of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi (Co-Convenors)
Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Africa (Co-Convenors)
Director for Population Health and Environment and leading climate change and health programming at Amref (Co-Convenors)
Environmentalist and former Global Focal Point to the Official Children and Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC (Youth Ambassador)
Student (Lived Experience Advisory Group)
Student (Lived Experience Advisory Group)
Phytobiotech Research Foundation (Lived Experience Advisory Group)
(Lived Experience Advisory Group)
Student (Lived Experience Advisory Group)
(Lived Experience Advisory Group)
