African Universities Launch Climate-Health Hubs Amidst Escalating Global Crisis

African Universities Launch Climate-Health Hubs Amidst Escalating Global Crisis

Two regional research hubs that aim to develop climate adaptation strategies that reduce health impacts are to be established in Ghana and South Africa under the terms of a new £40 million climate-health initiative led by African universities and the Wellcome Trust, announced on Thursday. Along with the two hubs in South Africa and Ghana, […]

African science, policy experts unite to accelerate climate, health solutions - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

African universities and regional experts are working with Wellcome to establish new scienceand policy consortiums that will address the escalating public health crisis driven by climatechange – saving lives and livelihoods. Wellcome will provide an initial £40 million for two new consortiums in Southern and WestAfrica, with a further £20 million earmarked to set up a third consortium in Eastern Africa. The first two regional consortiums will be…