Mark your calendars for the 11th International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sandflies (ISOPS), set to take place from September 9-13, 2024, at the Bernardin Congress Centre in Portorož, Slovenia.
Continue readingPredictive surveillance and AI for global health defence against SFBD
CLIMOS leverages the power of cutting-edge data and AI technologies to revolutionize the fight against sand fly-borne diseases, particularly those caused by Leishmania parasites and Phleboviruses.
Continue readingEvery year, approximately one million people die from vector-borne diseases, and climate change impacts are likely to worsen the situation
Climate change is already having adverse effects on the transmission and spread of vector-borne diseases, and the severity of these impacts is expected to escalate. The CLIMOS project is playing an important role in mitigating and preventing the transmission and spread of vector-borne diseases.
Continue readingCLIMOS project joined three dozen stakeholders on a workshop to co-create its Early Warning System platform
On September 22nd, a dynamic gathering of approximately 30 distinguished professionals and experts from diverse domains, including healthcare, policymaking, citizens, and veterinary governance, convened to deliver valuable insights on the core achievements of CLIMOS.
Continue readingThe value chain from raw data to information and knowledge should be FAIR – Opinion Article
As part of the CLIMOS project, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is supporting the move toward FAIR systems for use in the emergency alert systems and data pipelines. Specifically, OGC is addressing the interoperability challenges faced when combining health, environmental, Earth observation, and climate model data.
Continue readingThe CLIMOS project was showcased at a conference held in Chennai, India
CLIMOS project, represented by Eduardo Berriatua and Pedro Cutillas, hailing from the University of Murcia in Spain, participated in the 29th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, held in Chennai, India, from August 20th to 24th, 2023.
Continue readingStakeholder engagement is crucial for the success of any innovation project
Stakeholder engagement is always challenging, mainly in the scope of Innovation Projects, however, it is crucial for successfully delivering project results. According to Kijala et al (2022) “the research on stakeholder engagement has gained increasing attention in the 2000s”, and I truly believe that the best is yet to come.
Continue readingCLIMOS Makes an Impact at SigmaPhi 2023 Conference in Crete
The SigmaPhi 2023 conference held in Chania, Crete, witnessed an impressive presentation by Suzana Blesic on behalf of CLIMOS, shedding light on the complex relationship between climate and vector-borne diseases.
Continue readingHealth Impacts of Climate Change: a way forward with the Climate-Health Cluster
The Climate-Health Cluster, composed by BlueAdapt, CATALYSE, CLIMOS, HIGH Horizons, IDAlert and TRIGGER will have a joint session called “Health Impacts of Climate Change: a way forward with the Climate-Health Cluster”, chaired by Raman Preet, that will take place on the Main Room, B1-2, between 15:30 and 16:45 CET.
Continue readingCLIMOS rocked at the OGC Data Week
On the 27th of June 2023 Suzana Blesic and Nils Hempelmann rocked at the OGC Data week that took place at Leipzig, Germany, presenting the CLIMOS project.
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