Climate change effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and the impacts on northern societies (CLINF)
Description:
To identify and investigate the effects of climate change on the geographic distribution and epidemiology of human and animal infectious diseases throughout the Nordic region and Russia. Particularly, CLINF studies such climate change effects on northern animal husbandry households in the light of socio-economic and managerial conditions.
To turn new understanding regarding climate change effects on the geographic distribution and epidemiology of climate sensitive infections into practical tools for decision-makers responsible for the development of northern societies, both by providing relevant data in an accessible form, and by developing an early warning system for climate sensitive infections at the local level.
Project information
Lead
NordForsk Joint Initiative on Arctic Research
Partners
The programme consists of four Nordic Centres of Excellence in Arctic research:
- Resource Extraction and Sustainable Arctic Communities (REXSAC)
- Reindeer Husbandry in a Globalizing North – Resilience, Adaptations and Pathways for Actions (ReiGN)
- Arctic Climate Predictions: Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable Societies (ARCPATH)
- Climate-change Effects on the Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and the Impacts on Northern Societies (CLINF)
Source of funding
The total programme budget is approximately 116 million NOK, funded by NordForsk, the Swedish Research Council, the Research Council of Norway, Academy of Finland, Danish Ministry for Higher Education and Science, the Icelandic Research Council, and the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Published in Climate-ADAPT Sep 10 2021 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Mar 05 2024