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Clima te c ha ng e e ffe c ts o n the e pide mio lo g y o f infe c tio us dise a se s a nd the impa c ts o n No rthe rn so c ie tie s

Pho to s: Ca rl-Jo ha n Utsi

Wha t do we wa nt?

Ob je c tive s:

• T
• c la rify the impa c t o f c lima te c ha ng e o n huma ns

a nd a nima ls a mo ng a nima l husb a ndry ho use ho lds

• T
• turn this ne w unde rsta nding into pra c tic a l to o ls fo r

de c isio n-ma ke rs

Wha t is a c lima te se nsitive infe c tio n (CSI )?

• Ana pla smo sis
• Anthra x
• Ba b e sio sis
• Bo rre lio sis
• Bruc e llo sis
• Crypto spo ridio sis
• E

la pho stro ng ylus ra ng ife ri

• F

a sc io lio sis

• He mo rrha g ic fe ve rwith re na l

diso rde r

• Ana pla smo sis
• Anthra x
• Ba b e sio sis
• Bo rre lio sis
• Bruc e llo sis
• Crypto spo ridio sis
• E

la pho stro ng ylus ra ng ife ri

• F

a sc io lio sis

• He mo rrha g ic fe ve rwith

re na l diso rde r

• L

e pto spiro sis

• Ne c ro b a c illio sis
• Pa ra po xvirus
• Pe stivirus
• Q-fe ve r
• T

ic k-b o rne e nc e pha litis

• T

ula ra e mia

• We st Nile F

e ve r

Wha t do we think?

Ba sic hypo the sis: T he ha b ita ts o f CSI c a rrie r o rg a nisms a re e xpa nding no rthwa rds.

Ge o g ra phic CSI e xte nsio n (hypo the tic )) Ya kutsk Nuuk

Wha t do we do ?

• Ga the r info rma tio n o n the pr

e vale nc e and inc ide nc e of CSI in humans and animals in the No rth;

• Cha ra c te rize the e nvir
• nme ntal e nve lope s unde r whic h te rre stria l a nd a q ua tic

dise a se ve c to rs c a n thrive a nd pro pa g a te ;

• De ve lo p statistic al and biophysic al mode ls tha t c a n re pre se nt the

e nviro nme nta l c o nditio ns, a nd use the mo de ls to pre dic t re le va nt e nviro nme nta l c ha ng e s unde r c lima te c ha ng e ;

• Re late the se c hange s to the like ly spr

e ad of CSI a nd the a sso c ia te d risks to

he a lth a nd No rdic e c o no mie s a nd c ulture ;

• Pr
• vide data and tools a llo wing this kno wle dg e to b e e xplo ite d b y so c ie tie s

a nd individua ls to ma ke info rme d c ho ic e s.

Ho w do we do it?

• WP1: Huma n a nd a nima l dise a se s in the No rdic

re g io n

• WP2: Clima te c ha ng e in the No rdic re g io n
• WP3: De pic ting g e o g ra phic spre a d o f CSI

in the No rdic re g io n

• WP4: So c ie ta l impa c ts a nd a da pta tio n ne e ds o f CSI

Ho w do we do it?

Cro ss c utting issue s:

• WP5: T

ra ditio na l kno wle dg e , g e nde r a nd lo c a l a g e nc y

• WP6: T

he CL I NF g e o g ra phic info rma tio n syste m

• WP7: Pro je c t ma na g e me nt

WP1: WP2: WP3: WP4: WP5: WP6: WP7:

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• r who m do we do it?
• >150 sta ke ho lde r o rg a nisa tio ns ide ntifie d in the Arc tic

re g io n

• I

nte ra c tive pla tfo rm a nd OPE N DAT A a t c linf.o rg

Who a re we ?

• No rdic Ce ntre o f E

xc e lle nc e

• F

unde d b y No rdF

• rsk pro g ra mme

“Re spo nsib le De ve lo pme nt in the Arc tic : Oppo rtunitie s and Challe ng e s – Pathways to Ac tio n”.

• 53 mio . NOK

, o f whic h 33 mio . NOK fro m No rdF

• rsk
• > 40 se nio r sc ie ntists
• 8 Co o pe ra ting pa rtne rs + 15

a ffilia te d pa rtie s in 8 c o untrie s

Pho to : T ho ra lf F a g e rtun, NRI

Who a re we ?

I nte rdisc iplina ry re se a rc h te a m

• Bio lo g ists
• E

c o lo g ists

• E

c o no mists

• Ve te rina ria ns
• Clima to lo g ists
• So c ia l philo so phe rs
• Huma n he a lth e xpe rts
• So c io lo g ists a nd a nthro po lo g ists
• Ma the ma tic ia ns a nd b io info rma tic ia ns
• E

xpe rts o n g e nde r a nd tra ditio na l kno wle dg e