Health Systems

Mission

We simulate:

  • Multiple climate-driven and/or environmental drivers: floods, heatwaves, air pollution, sea-level rise, region-specific natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis
  • Their complex effects to human health – including morbidity, mortality, disability, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, psychological and mental effects, infertility, and many more.
  • Other indirect effects resulting from poor food quality, water or energy disruptions, post-traumatic experiences, etc.
  • The associated direct and indirect economic costs, which are expected to be substantial globally.

 

Outcomes:

The ultimate aim is to develop strategies (specific adaptation measures) to reduce these impacts with tangible warning/protection/resilience-building portfolios for timely public response, enhancing the climate resilience of our societies, in an equitable manner.

Head

Karyn Morrissey

Professor, Technical University of Denmark

Team

Philip James McBride

Postdoc, Technical University of Denmark

Supporting Projects

The Lancet COVID-19 Commission was launched on July 9, 2020 to assist governments, civil society, and the United Nations institutions to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission aims to offer practical solutions to the four main global challenges posed by the pandemic: suppressing the pandemic by means of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions; overcoming humanitarian emergencies, including poverty, hunger, and mental distress, caused by the pandemic; restructuring public and private finances in the wake of the pandemic; and rebuilding the world economy in an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable manner aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. There are many creative solutions already being implemented, and a key aim of the Commission is to accelerate their adoption worldwide.

More information can be found at covid19commission.org.

ARSINOE: Climate Resilient Regions Through Systemic Solutions and Innovations

PI, Prof. Chrysi Laspidou, University of Thessaly 

PI, Prof. Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business

PI, Dr. Ebun Akinsete, “Athena” Research and Innovation Center

PI, Martin Drews, Technical University of Denmark

PI, Prof. Ralf Ludwig, LMU Munich

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