Addressing Extreme Weather Related Diarrheal Disease Risks in the Asia-Pacific Region
Our project
Our interdisciplinary team, led by scientists in the US, Sweden, and Taiwan, will partner with researchers, NGOs, governmental, and community organizations from throughout the Asia-Pacific Region to establish a multinational consortium that willanalyze diarrheal disease risk associated with extreme weather events.
This focus area was chosen because the Asia-Pacific Region experiences the highest burden of diarrheal disease morbidity globally and includes countries thatare considered to be the most vulnerable to climate change. Our consortium will develop a S2S early warning system for diarrheal disease that will be implemented across the
region to reduce extreme weather-related diarrheal disease burdens and improve community resilience to climate change. These overall objectives will be achieved by completing various milestones, referred to as Work Packages (WPs).