Identifying research priorities to assess climate change impacts on malaria and arboviruses in Sub-Saharan Africa: An International Planning Meeting

Climate change, alongside other global scale phenomena such as globalization and persisting social inequities, is driving an increase in global health risks from infectious disease outbreaks. Vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and other arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change. The goal of this project is to address identified global health research priorities and build upon the expertise of our research team to develop an innovative research program addressing climate change-driven impacts on malaria and arbovirus transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. The project will finance an international planning meeting to establish a multidisciplinary research agenda and further strengthen Canada's global health research expertise through the development of authentic global health research partnerships. The future research will directly benefit the health of people living in parts of sub-Saharan Africa that are experiencing climate change impacts, while indirectly benefiting the health of people in Canada through the early identification of emerging global disease threats.