ClimateHealth Academy

The ClimateHealth Academy is an innovative five-year digital training initiative designed to strengthen the technical, institutional, and operational capacities of young people across Africa, empowering them to understand, anticipate, and respond to climate-related health risks.

The Challenge: An Escalating Health Crisis

The urgency of the climate-health crisis in Africa is undeniable. Analysis of public health events recorded in the African region between 2001 and 2021 reveals that a staggering 56% of these events were directly linked to climate change . This vulnerability is compounded by the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, which have impacted approximately 19 million people and resulted in over 4,000 fatalities across the continent since the beginning of 2022 .

Climate change is not a distant threat; it is the single greatest driver of health vulnerability in Africa today. The Academy responds to this urgent need by offering structured learning pathways that promote climate-resilient health systems, innovative adaptation approaches, and strengthened multisectoral collaboration.

The Solution: A Continental Resource Centre

The ClimateHealth Academy is positioned as both a learning hub and a continental resource centre. It provides curated courses, technical modules, simulation exercises, and applied case studies tailored to the diverse climatic and socio-economic environments of Africa. Through rigorous content grounded in research and contextualized for African realities, the Academy is building the competencies of current and future leaders in the climate-health nexus.

The Academy aims to train over 10,000 youth by 2031, building a critical mass of experts capable of tackling the continent’s most pressing climate-health challenges. This includes:

Climate-Sensitive Health Vulnerability	Urgency and Impact
Vector-borne Diseases	Warming temperatures and changes in precipitation are accelerating the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue, with over 80% of the global population already at risk of a vector-borne disease .
Mental Health	Climate-induced uncertainty, resource loss, and displacement exacerbate the youth mental health crisis. The treatment gap for mental health conditions among young people in sub-Saharan Africa is as high as 80-90% , a vulnerability compounded by climate change .
Waterborne Diseases	Increased flooding and drought compromise water safety and sanitation, leading to outbreaks.
Food and Nutrition Insecurity	Climate variability impacts agricultural yields, threatening the nutritional status of millions of young Africans.

Proven Impact: Early Implementation Success

The Academy has already demonstrated its effectiveness through successful pilot programs

Pilot Program	Partner	Participants	Key Outcome
Leading with Resilience: Youth Mental Health & Climate Leadership Course	Consolatus Foundation	20+ young leaders from across Africa	Strengthened mental health literacy, resilience, and leadership capacity, demonstrating the Academy’s ability to address emerging, complex climate-health challenges.

This early success, piloted in July 2025, serves as a powerful proof of concept for the Academy’s model of delivering high-impact, relevant training.

Our Vision for 2031: Measurable, Transformative Change

By investing in the ClimateHealth Academy, our partners are directly contributing to a more secure and resilient future for Africa. Our ambitious, measurable goals for 2031 will create a lasting legacy of empowered leadership:

Metric	Goal	Impact
Youth Trained	10,000+	A vast, skilled workforce equipped to integrate climate and health strategies into national systems.
Community Initiatives	200	Tangible, on-the-ground adaptation projects led by alumni, directly benefiting vulnerable communities.
Policy Influence	Strengthened	Increased youth participation in national climate-health policies and One Health platforms, ensuring youth voices shape the future.
Network Development	Continent-Wide	A robust, interconnected network of youth leaders driving systemic change and knowledge sharing across borders.

Take Action: Invest in a Climate-Resilient Future

The ClimateHealth Academy is a vital investment in Africa’s future health security. Your support is critical to scaling our digital platform and reaching our goal of training 10,000 youth by 2030.

For Donors and Partners: Join us in building a skilled youth cadre. Contact our partnership team at Info@climatehealthyouth.org to discuss funding opportunities.

For Aspiring Leaders: Explore our course offerings and join the network of climate-health champions. [Academy.climatehealthyouth.org]