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UCL STEaPP is part of an international team establishing a transnational research network for creating digital innovations to strengthen community resilience in coping with climate hazards and preventing the outbreaks of associated diseases. The project has been awarded funding from the ).

OVERCOME (digital innOVation in climatE hazaRd early warning and related disease prevention for COMmunity capacity building and rEsilience) aims to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities by minimising the negative impact of climate disasters and associated health risks, and improve country progress in addressing .

Dr Carla Washbourne, Lecturer in Environmental Science and Policy at STEaPP, is working alongside Dr Luiza Campos (UCL CEGE) and Dr Julia Tomei (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources), as part of the OVERCOME team to build a cross-sectoral consortium that will support strategic planning and decision making to enhance societal resilience to climatic hazards. The consortium will draw on a range of multidisciplinary expertise to create a holistic framework with innovative technological methodologies and applications.

Dr Carla Washbourne said: 

The OVERCOME project brings together an excellent network of people working in research and practice across climate change and health issues. I am looking forward to working with all of the partners to learn more about the opportunities and challenges for using digital innovations to support decision-makers and communities in climate resilience and disease prevention.

The OVERCOME team consists of world-leading scientists from ,Ìý University College of London, , , and in the UK, the in Malawi, the in Mozambique, the in Zimbabwe, and in Ghana. An international expert panel, including , , , , , , , , and , will advise on shaping research direction.

Within the next 12 months, OVERCOME will engage with stakeholders in natural environment, health care, environment-economic, urban planning, utility services, disaster management, policy making and local communities to co-shape the research questions and targeted outcomes for future studies.

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OVERCOME research project details