Climate sensitive disease forecasting tool – CLIMSEDIS
Grantholders
Dr Cyril Caminade
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
Prof Matthew Baylis
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Prof Eric Fevre
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dr Louise Kelly-Hope
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dr Siobhan Mor
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Prof Andrew Morse
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Project summary
The overall aim is to develop and build capacity in the use of an innovative user-friendly digital CLIMate SEnsitive DISease Forecasting Tool – CLIMSEDIS.
CLIMSEDIS will allow end-user stakeholders to utilise forecasts and delineate sub-national risk of multiple climate sensitive diseases to inform timely and targeted intervention strategies in eight countries across the Horn of Africa.
The project comprises six phases with key deliverables:
- Conduct a scoping review to identify climate risk factors associated with spatial-temporal distribution of priority climate sensitive diseases in the Horn of Africa, and datasets available for the development of CLIMSEDIS
- Identify key multidisciplinary stakeholders, and conduct a needs assessment and gap analysis for the development of CLIMSEDIS for priority climate sensitive diseases in selected countries
- Develop forecasting system models for selected diseases working across different spatial and temporal scales to inform the design and development of CLIMSEDIS
- Pilot the functionality, user-friendliness, and stakeholder acceptability of CLIMSEDIS in selected countries, and develop the final version of CLIMSEDIS
- Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for scaling up the use of CLIMSEDIS to all stakeholders in the Horn of Africa
- Develop and implement a maintenance and monitoring protocol for the sustainability of CLIMSEDIS in the Horn of Africa