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CLIMOS Project: Preventing the impact of climate change on sand fly-borne diseases

Phlebotomine sand flies can be found in various regions around the world, primarily in warm and tropical climates. However, climate change is dramatically altering their geographical landscape. Milder winters and warmer temperatures extend their reach into new regions, prompting earlier and intensified sand fly activity. This shift increases the risk of sand fly-borne diseases in areas where they were previously non-existent.

Open science and dissemination for Global Public Health: The CLIMOS Project’s innovative approach.

In today’s world, at every step we can find different platforms that display information related to the impact on human health. The number of platforms grows from year to year, which is good, but it also brings with it questions about the relevance of those platforms and their survival after commissioning and the first year in operational mode.

CLIMOS consortium gears up to define its workshops and training events

Spreading awareness about leishmaniasis is vital, especially as sand fly geographical distribution expands due to climate change, there’s a concerning lack of public knowledge, particularly in the areas where new occurrences are emerging.

The CLIMOS project was showcased at 23rd Turkish Parasitology Congress

CLIMOS project, represented by Yusuf Ozbel and Seray Toz hailing from the Ege University in Turkey, participated in the 23rd National Parasitology Congress 2023.

CLIMOS Scenario Planning

Climate change has and will continue to transform the flora and fauna of Europe, and along with this, hosts of new diseases are likely to spread to domestic animals and to people. It is also likely that diseases spread by sand flies, such as leishmaniasis, will rise. Sand flies that have become endemic in southern Europe are already migrating to the European North as the climate is becoming warmer.

CLIMOS project participated in the XII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2023)

The CLIMOS project participated in the XII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2023) held in Heraklion, Crete, on 16-20 October 2023. The project presentation was by led by Gioia Bongiorno representing Istituto Superiore di Sanità.

Every 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.

CLIMOS 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.

The 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.

The 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.