#ClimateHealthSolutions - Interviews with Case Study Authors

Thailand faces increasing challenges from altered rainfall patterns, impacting mental health and food security among Indigenous farming communities.

Victoria Pratt, a lead researcher with a team from Land Body Ecologies, spearheaded a study illuminating the profound link between mental health and ecosystem health in Thailand's Indigenous Pgak’yau communities.

Watch the full interview: https://www.interacademies.org/news/thailand-link-between-mental-health-and-ecosystem-health-indigenous-farming-communities

#ClimateHealthSolutions - Climate Change & Health Initiative: Interviews with Case Study Authors

Ethiopia faces increasing challenges from urban overheating, impacting public health & necessitating targeted interventions to mitigate risks effectively.

Seyoum Melese Eshetie mapped the urban overheating hazards in Addis Ababa: https://www.interacademies.org/news/ethiopia-mapping-urban-overheating-hazard-and-its-driving-factors-addis-ababa

#ClimateHealthSolutions - Climate Change & Health Initiative: Interviews with Case Study Authors

South Africa faces increasing challenges from agricultural drought, impacting food security and necessitating innovative mitigation approaches.

Dr. Hillary Mugiyo, a researcher at the Centre for Transformative Agricultural & Food Systems, University of KwaZulu-Natal, spearheaded a study mapping high-risk agricultural drought areas in South Africa.

Watch the full interview: https://www.interacademies.org/news/south-africa-using-machine-learning-map-bioclimatic-zones-and-crop-yields-water-scarce

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IAP & Save the Children: 'Climate Change and Health: Science-based Policy Solutions'.

Benin, highly vulnerable to climate change, faces significant health risks from various climate hazards, necessitating coordinated adaptation measures.
Hashim Hounkpatin, lead researcher involved in the formulation of Benin's National Adaptation Plan (NAP), spearheaded a study on the importance of comprehensive adaptation strategies to protect public health.
https://www.interacademies.org/news/benin-lessons-formulation-national-adaptation-plan

🌡️🌆 #ClimateHealthSolutions: Dive into our series of video interviews featuring authors from the recently published 'Climate Change and Health: Science-based Policy Solutions.'

Malaysia faces increasing Urban Heat Island (UHI) challenges. Lead researcher Norzikri Mohd Kamaruddin's study emphasizes the critical impact on public health, especially among vulnerable populations.

Watch the full interview with Norzikri Mohd Kamaruddin: https://www.interacademies.org/news/malaysia-urban-heat-island-phenomenon-and-its-impacts-vulnerable-groups

🌍🚨 #ClimateChange & Health Initiative: insights from our book 'Climate Change and Health: Science-based Policy Solutions.'

In Tamale, Ghana, urban flooding is a growing issue. This case study, part of Pathways to Equitable Healthy Cities, highlights how co-production methodologies enhance flood resilience & reduce health inequalities.
Watch the interview with Cynthia Awuni and Ben Howard: https://www.interacademies.org/news/ghana-co-production-methodologies-deliver-city-level-flood-resilience

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Exciting news! 🎥 We're launching a series of videos of case studies from IAP & @savetheChildren collaboration on #ClimateChange & #Health🌍👩‍⚕️

1st up: Dr. @caradeeyael Wright on South Africa's heat-health challenges. Watch now! 🌡️
https://www.interacademies.org/news/south-africas-heat-health-initiatives-highlighted-climate-change-health-initiative