1/2 GeoHealth Hub for Climate Change and Health in the Middle East and North Africa-Jordan

1/2 中东和北非气候变化与健康地球健康中心-约旦

基本信息

批准号：
10447512
负责人：
WAEL K AL-DELAIMY
金额：
$ 28.9万
依托单位：
JORDAN UNIVERSITY/SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2022-06-13 至 2027-02-28
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10447512
关键词：
Address Africa Age Air Pollution Allergic Disease Area Asia Birth Weight California Cardiovascular system Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Child Chronic Disease Climate Communicable Diseases Cost-Benefit Analysis Country Data Development Droughts Dust Environment Environmental Epidemiology Environmental Health Environmental Risk Factor Epidemiologic Methods Event Frequencies Gender Geographic Locations Goals Government Health Health Sciences Heat Waves Human Intervention Jordan Latin America Lead Lebanon Maps Measures Middle East Modeling Morbidity - disease rate Morocco National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Newborn Infant Nitrates Northern Africa Outcome Particulate Particulate Matter Pattern Pilot Projects Policies Pollution Population Precipitation Public Health Public Health Schools Public Policy Research Research Project Grants Risk Risk Assessment Sampling Science Skin Techniques Technology Training Universities Vulnerable Populations Water Water Pollution Woman World Health Organization base burden of illness climate change climate impact climate-related health cost cost effective intervention dust storms economic impact evidence base follow-up hazard health economics indexing maternal serum member mortality policy recommendation predictive modeling respiratory response tool water quality water quality model weather patterns

Address Africa Age Air Pollution Allergic Disease Area Asia Birth Weight California Cardiovascular system Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Child Chronic Disease Climate Communicable Diseases Cost-Benefit Analysis Country Data Development Droughts Dust Environment Environmental Epidemiology Environmental Health Environmental Risk Factor Epidemiologic Methods Event Frequencies Gender Geographic Locations Goals Government Health Health Sciences Heat Waves Human Intervention Jordan Latin America Lead Lebanon Maps Measures Middle East Modeling Morbidity - disease rate Morocco National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Newborn Infant Nitrates Northern Africa Outcome Particulate Particulate Matter Pattern Pilot Projects Policies Pollution Population Precipitation Public Health Public Health Schools Public Policy Research Research Project Grants Risk Risk Assessment Sampling Science Skin Techniques Technology Training Universities Vulnerable Populations Water Water Pollution Woman World Health Organization base burden of illness climate change climate impact climate-related health cost cost effective intervention dust storms economic impact evidence base follow-up hazard health economics indexing maternal serum member mortality policy recommendation predictive modeling respiratory response tool water quality water quality model weather patterns

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项目摘要

Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to be at the center of climate change adverse health impacts. Already record heatwaves, high frequency of desert dust storms, drought and low precipitation, and high air pollution are being documented. However, studies about their health impacts on the populations are scarce and not linked to climate change policies and there is limited multi-country efforts in the MENA Region to address the different health effects of climate change. In our project, we aim to establish the “GeoHealth Hub for Climate Change and Health in MENA” through two components: the U2R which represents the part related to capacity building of stakeholders from the MENA Regions and the U01 which is the component developing the research profile. From MENA, the Jordan University for Science and Technology, The University of Balamand, and Mohamed VI University of Health Sciences will be partnering with the University of California San Diego, University of California Berkeley, and Harvard University from the U.S. In addition, the U.S. CDC, and the WHO Center for Environmental Health Action will be an integral part of the hub. The impacts of climate change on health, water, air pollution and identified gaps and areas of development in environmental and public health will be the initial focus of the hub. The ultimate goal is to produce and support climate change policies that protect and promote environmental and public health and become the state-of-the-art entity to provide models and tools for quantifying the health and economic impacts of climate change risks in relation to water scarcity, heat waves, air pollution, and desert dust. The research project in Jordan will study the impact of two climate change-induced public health threats: (1) water scarcity and nitrate pollution and (2) heatwaves. The spatial and temporal downscaled climate change will be constructed to identify areas of potential vulnerability to climate change. The spatial and temporal analysis of nitrate pollution across Jordan will be assessed. Moreover, the impact of nitrate levels on birth weight of newborns will be documented. Furthermore, the impact of heatwaves on mortality under the baseline climate scenario as well as under the climate ensemble model predictions will be investigated. In Lebanon, the health impact of air pollution on respiratory, cardiovascular, and skin allergic diseases among women and children will be studied. In Morocco, the association of desert dust air pollution with climate will be determined using large-scale atmospheric patterns and climate indices. Seasonal weather patterns favorable to particulate pollution partially originating from the Saharan desert will be identified. These studies build on prior research conducted by the team members and will be followed up by policies recommendations on wastewater reuse, heatwaves alerts, and air pollution from combustion and desert dust. Ministries of Health and Environment from participating countries will be key partners in this project and will be involved in capacity building and training of their relevant staff in air pollution, water quality and advanced environmental epidemiology.

抽象的中东和北非（MENA）地区将处于气候变化不利健康的中心影响。已经记录了热浪，沙漠沙尘暴的高频，干旱和低降水量，以及高空污染正在记录。但是，有关其健康对人群影响的研究是稀缺，与气候变化政策无关，北非地区的多国努力有限解决气候变化的不同健康影响。在我们的项目中，我们旨在建立“ MENA的气候变化和健康”通过两个组成部分：代表与之相关的部分的U2R 来自MENA地区和U01的利益相关者的能力建设，这是发展的组成部分研究概况。来自梅纳（Mena），约旦科学技术大学，巴拉曼德大学，穆罕默德六世科学大学将与加州大学圣地亚哥分校合作加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校和来自美国的哈佛大学，美国CDC和WHO 环境健康行动中心将是枢纽不可或缺的一部分。气候变化对健康，水，空气污染以及确定的环境和公共卫生的差距和发展领域将成为集线器的初始焦点。最终目标是制定和支持保护气候变化政策并促进环境和公共卫生，并成为提供模型和工具的最先进实体量化气候变化风险与缺水，热浪相关的健康和经济影响空气污染和沙漠灰尘。约旦的研究项目将研究两个气候变化引起的影响公共卫生威胁：（1）缺水和硝酸盐污染以及（2）热浪。空间和临时将构建缩小的气候变化，以确定潜在的气候变化脆弱性领域。这将评估对约旦硝酸盐污染的空间和临时分析。而且，硝酸盐的影响新生儿的出生体重水平将记录在案。此外，热浪对死亡率的影响将研究基线气候方案以及气候集合模型预测。在黎巴嫩，空气污染对呼吸道，心血管和皮肤过敏性疾病的健康影响妇女和儿童将研究。在摩洛哥，沙漠尘埃空气污染与气候的关联将是使用大规模的大气模式和气候指数确定。季节性天气模式有利于将确定部分源自撒哈拉沙漠的颗粒污染。这些研究以先验为基础由团队成员进行的研究，并将在废水上提出建议重复使用，热浪警报以及组合和沙漠灰尘的空气污染。卫生与环境部来自参与国家的项目将是该项目的关键合作伙伴，并将参与能力建设和培训他们在空气污染，水质和先进的环境流行病学方面的相关人员。