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. From the way we build cities and roads, to how we manage water during heavy rain, we need a health system that can handle our future, along with the diseases and health implications that follow flooding and destruction.
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.
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.
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.