The annual UNC Water and Health Conference highlighted the critical role of climate-resilient WaSH systems in public health. SPRINGS project member Jerome Lock-Wah-Hoon presented the project’s work on addressing climate-driven diarrhoeal diseases, engaging a global audience.
New research shows that combining weather data with health information helps predict viral diarrhoeal disease, supporting the SPRINGS project’s climate-resilient health solutions. The study, involving SPRINGS member Josh Colston, highlights weather station and satellite data as valuable tools for global health initiatives.
The recent SPRINGS project visit to Akuse, Ghana, focused on reviewing activities and setting up water surveillance efforts. The team engaged with local stakeholders to explore how disease surveillance data could inform future interventions.
As climate change alters the environment, the link between shifting climates and infectious diseases becomes clearer. Waterborne diarrheal diseases, once mostly limited to low- and middle-income countries, are now a growing threat in higher-income regions due to changing climate.
How do we prepare ourselves for the "new now"? The increased recurrence of heavy rain, flooding, and heat waves will give more work for everyone, especially cities.
As climate change accelerates, healthcare systems around the world are stepping up their game. By leveraging climate models, we're improving our ability to respond to extreme weather events like heavy rainfall and flooding—challenges that are only becoming more frequent.
In a significant milestone for the SPRINGS project, consortium members from 14 partner organisations from ten countries met in Naples, Italy, from April 16-18.
Diarrhoea is, globally, the third largest cause of death for children under 5. Climate change, driving increased flooding and droughts, threatens the fragile progress made in reducing the burden of diarrheal disease over the past decades.
