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.
Continue readingCLIMOS shined at European Veterinary Parasitology College
Our coordinator, Carla Maia, attended the European Veterinary Parasitology Collegue presenting the CLIMOS poster “Providing a better knowledge and comprehension of climate and environmental drivers of sand fly-borne diseases – the CLIMOS project”
Continue readingClimate data for an early-warning system against sand fly-borne diseases – Opinion Article
Early-warning for surveillance and sandfly-borne disease-related risks forecast is one of the main goals for CLIMOS. These insects (phlebotomine sand flies), transmission vectors for diseases such as leishmaniasis, were mainly found around Mediterranean Europe, but displacement towards Northern parts of that geographical area have been documented in recent times.
Continue readingCLIMOS disseminated on the biggest innovation and tech event in Europe – VivaTech
CLIMOS project, represented by Vladan Gligorijević from CubexLab partner, was disseminated and presented on the biggest innovation and tech event in Europe – VivaTech that took place from 14-17.06.2023 in Paris, France.
Continue readingCLIMOS was present at the EGU General Assembly 2023
CLIMOS researchers Luis Samaniego and Suzana Blesic were present at the European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2023 from 23 to 28 of April 2023, in Vienna, Austria. The EGU General Assembly 2023 brought together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences.
Continue readingMicroplastics – A risk for increased infectious DISEASES?
World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5 June, is a global initiative that brings together individuals, businesses, governments, and organisations to raise awareness and act on pressing environmental issues. The EU funded projects BCOMING, TRIGGER, CLIMOS, IDAlert and BEPREP will run a social media campaign to raise awareness of the potential risks plastic pollution poses for infectious diseases – its spread and occurrences.
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