Climate, Environment, and Health 2 (CEH 2)
This Collaborative Research Action focused on the nexus of Climate, Environment, and Health to address an unmet need to promote, mobilize, and establish an inclusive, transdisciplinary funding scheme, through the preservation and celebration of diverse communities, research topics, ecosystems, and creative transformative solutions.
One ambitious goal for this CRA was to hopefully create a comprehensive culture shift through education, research, service, and advocacy to inspire a world where all animals and humans can thrive — through the integration of human medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental science — and by adapting and protecting Earth’s natural systems for generations to come.
Applicants were invited to submit research proposals that address at least one of the three call themes:
- Decision-science of environmental behavior and implementation.
- Food, Environment, and Biological Security.
- Climate Risks to Ecosystems & Populations.
This CRA was launched in 2022 and 11 projects are preparing for kickoff.
The Belmont Forum is supporting this initiative with participation from ANII, AllEnvi, ANR, FAPESP, FE, IAI, MRI, NRF, NSTC, PAHO, RCN, SNSF, TUBITAK, UKRI NERC-NIHR, USAID, US DOI, US NIH – NICHD, US NOAA, US NSF, US DOS, and WMO.
Eleven projects were recommended for funding:
| ARMS Resilience | ARMS Resilience: Strengthening reefs and food systems against a climate-induced famine |
| AWARE | AWareness Against Health ThReats of Climate ChangE |
| BEDMAC | Decision making in the built environment as a public health intervention for malaria control in a changing climate |
| BioARC | Biorepositories for Adaptive Resilience to Climate |
| ComDisp | Community-Centered Modeling of Housing Related Health Disparities |
| COPE | Combined impact of heat and air pollution exposure on human health in India: Evidence and solutions |
| IMPHRESS | Improving Heat-Health Response in South Asia |
| IPON-Complex climate-health-emergencies (CCHEs) | The Indigenous Peoples Observatory Network (IPON): Understanding and responding to complex climate-health emergencies |
| Schisto-preparedness | Decision support systems to improve schistosomiasis preparedness and control in the era of global changes |
| SOLVE | System adaptation for OneHealth under cLimate change for Vulnerable groups and Ecosystems |
| YAKU | YAKU: Integrating Water Governance and Child Health: A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Reducing Under-5 Mortality |