Funding programme: Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action
Duration: January 2024 – December 2028
Total budget: 6,5 M€
Consortium: 16 consortium members in 10 countries
Coordinator: AIGHD / Amsterdam UMC
Showcase of a successful project
Globally, diarrhea is the third largest cause of death for children under 5. Climate change, driving increased flooding and droughts, threatens the progress made in reducing the burden of diarrheal disease over the past decades. Improved, future-proof interventions are thus needed.
The SPRINGS project brings together a broad range of experts: climate experts, engineers, public health experts, anthropologists and health economists. Through modelling and case studies in Ghana, Tanzania, Italy, and Romania, the project will measure the impact of climate change on local water quality and quantity, and diarrheal disease outcomes. It also focuses on engaging individuals and communities to improve risk communication and ownership. Finally, the project will design economic appraisal structures with policymakers to assess the economic impact and value of planetary health interventions to prevent climate-related diarrheal disease outbreaks.
Ultimately, SPRINGS will enhance integrated climate and health surveillance, create climate-resistant water supply systems, and prioritise interventions to prevent climate-induced diarrheal disease. This will help improve long-term adaptive capacity and climate resilience in Europe and beyond, preventing unnecessary illness and deaths from waterborne diarrheal diseases.
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