713 projects

Climate & Environment

Extreme Weather Events

Climate Change

Joint Research Initiative

Switzerland

Elucidating the Role of Extratropical Cyclones in High-Impact Weather in Europe

Extratropical cyclones (ETCs) are a major hazard for Europe as they cause most of the windstorms and floods in the... Read more

Heini
WERNLI

ETH Zürich

Climate & Environment

AXA Chair

Belgium

AXA Chair on Water Quality and Global Change

Led by Professor Ann van Griensven, the AXA Chair on Water Quality and Global Change is implementing three essential research... Read more

Ann Van
GRIENSVEN

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Climate & Environment

AXA Award

South Africa

Climate Water Nexus Award

Dr. Petra Holden works on nature-based solutions for an equitable, biodiverse, and sustainable climate future. Her research has included attributing... Read more

Petra
HOLDEN

University of Cape Town

Climate & Environment

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Australia

Indicators for Climate Resilient City Planning

Cities contribute enormously to global greenhouse emissions and are key drivers of climate change. By the same token, people living... Read more

Melanie
LOWE

RMIT University

Climate & Environment

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

United Kingdom

Future-Ready Care Homes: Reducing Indoor Heat Stress While Achieving Net Zero

Older people in care homes are particularly vulnerable to indoor heat-related health risks. This is because each person’s body responds... Read more

Choo
YOON YI

University of Sheffield

Climate & Environment

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Greece

Insight in Dust Fine-Mode to Mitigate Health Hazards in a Changing Climate

Expected start date：June-2023 In late-April/early-May 2022, a surge of remarkable dust storms ravaged Iraq, resulted- according to the World Health... Read more

Emmanouil
PROESTAKIS

National Observatory of Athens

Climate & Environment

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Sweden

Tick and Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk in a Changing Climate

Expected start date：July-2023 Climate change and globalization have increased the incidence of life-threatening infections transmitted by ticks and mosquitos in... Read more

Tove
HOFFMAN

Uppsala University

Climate & Environment

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Italy

Reducing the Impact of Climate-Induced Contamination of Water & Food on Human Health

Expected start date：June-2023 Climate change will reduce volume and flow rate of natural source water, cause extreme rainfall events, and... Read more

Beatrice
CANTONI

Politecnico di Milano

Climate & Environment

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

United Kingdom

Air Pollution Health Impacts in a Warming World

Expected start date：July-2023 Rising global temperatures and air pollution may be a dangerous combination that can lead to severe human... Read more

Lareb
DEAN

University of Southampton

Climate & Environment

Climate Change

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Hungary

How Will Climate Change Affect Bird-Spread Diseases

Expected start date：Aug-2023 Human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected. Climate change may alter the transmissions of diseases that can... Read more

Tamara
SZENTIVANYI

Center for Ecological Research