GeoHealth Hub for Climate Change and Health in the Middle East and North Africa - US Award
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
GeoHealth Hub for Climate Change and Health in the Middle East and North Africa - US Award
Principal Institution
University of California, San Diego
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Al-Delaimy, Wael K; Abdulla, Fayez Ahmad
Project Contact Information
Email:
wael@ucsd.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2022–2027
Country
Jordan; Lebanon; Morocco
Collaborators
Jordan University of Science and Technology
University of Balamand
Mohamed VI University for Health Sciences
WHO Regional Eastern Mediterranean Center for Environmental Health Action
NIH Partners
NIEHS; NCI
Project Description
This project will focus on increasing capacity in the Middle East and North Africa in environmental health research and especially with regards to climate change. There is a major gap in research capacity in this field despite the region already suffering the health consequences of climate change in terms of increased frequency of heatwaves, desert dust storms, drought, and low frequency of precipitation. The hub will create the platform to expand and sustain this focus as the state-of-art go-to entity in the region to help the populations and decision-makers address the health impacts of climate change.
Partner award:
GeoHealth Hub for Climate Change and Health in the Middle East and North Africa - LMIC Award (Jordan)
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