1st healthRiskADAPT annual consortium meeting in Lyon, France
This week the Horizon Europe project healthRiskADAPT is holding its annual consortium meeting in Lyon, kindly hosted by our partner Atmo Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, one of our four pilot cities. Over two inspiring days (22–23 October), partners from across Europe are gathering to:✨ Review our first year’s achievements✨ Exchange ideas on linking environmental hazards with health outcomes✨ […]
Exciting news from the healthRiskADAPT team!
We are proud to share that our colleagues 𝐃𝐫. Shilpa Rao-Skirbekk and 𝐃𝐫. Denyse S. D. members of the healthRiskADAPT consortium, have been selected as chapter lead authors for the 𝐈𝐏𝐂𝐂 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝐀𝐑𝟕), 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐈𝐈 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. Health and transformational adaptation remain key focal points of the healthRiskADAPT project. Shilpa […]
𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 – 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬
Many regions in Europe are facing unprecedented wildfires, endangering human health and communities. Our colleague Johannes Kaiser (NILU) is featured in a TV2 interview, sharing insights on these extreme events. The healthRiskADAPT project investigates understanding and adapting to health risks from climate-related events like wildfires. Read the full TV2 news report: https://lnkd.in/dewTHhRa 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 […]
Empowering local authorities
Empowering local authorities to build climate-resilient communities is at the heart of 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐓! Our project is developing interactive, user-friendly toolkits to help local and regional authorities assess climate-related hazards, vulnerability, and risks specific to their regions. These tools will facilitate informed decision-making, strategic planning, and the prioritization of effective adaptation options.Stay tuned for insights into […]
AURORA
Getting to know AURORA: A Partner Project Yet another good news from the EU-funded projects landscape! As a sisterproject to healthRiskADAPT, we’re pleased to highlight AURORA (https://lnkd.in/d3DJTyvE).Just like healthRiskADAPT, the AURORA project is working to improve our understanding and ability to adapt to critical climate challenges. They focus on empowering climate resilience and improving public […]
MOUNTADAPT
Another great news from the EU-funded projects landscape! As a sisterproject to healthRiskADAPT, we’re happy to shine a light on MOUNTADAPT (https://mountadapt.eu/).Just like healthRiskADAPT, MOUNTADAPT is dedicated to improving our understanding of and ability to adapt to critical health challenges. They specifically tackle the unique vulnerabilities of mountain regions, developing smart solutions to bolster health […]
ISMED-CLIM
Exciting news from the EU-funded projects landscape! As a sisterproject to healthRiskAdapt, we’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on ISMED-CLIM (https://ismed-clim.eu/).Just like healthRiskAdapt, ISMED-CLIM project is working towards enhancing our understanding and adaptation to critical health risks. They focus on the intricate relationship between environmental factors and health, perfectly complementing our efforts to build resilient […]
Canadian wildfire emission is now heading towards Europe
Massive clouds of smoke containing wildfire emission affect large areas of Canada, the amount of smoke and soot particles in the air in Canada is now so great that breathing it in poses a health risk.Based on FLEXPART calculations used for healthRiskADAPT’s forecasting system, NILU scientists Sabine Eckhardt and Nikolaos Evangeliou found that Canadian wildfire […]
Sister Projects
healthRiskADAPT is collaborating with sister projects Aurora , ISMED-CLIM, and MOUNTADAPT (under the topic: HORIZON_HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-01-03) to demonstrate different transformative solutions in over Europe to build resilience towards health risks caused by the effects of heatwaves, air pollution, pollen and other hazards of Climate Change. We will keep you posted on future common actions with them. […]
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦!
The 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐓 project, funded by 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, brings together 25 organizations from 9 EU member states and 3 associated countries to create solutions that safeguard public health from climate-related risks. 📍 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞The team brings together national authorities, European hubs, top scientists in climate and hazard modeling, public health experts, and innovators in […]