The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy, and education.
ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level.
Research is organized in five programs: Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases; and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health.
ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.What We Are Looking ForISGlobal is looking for a Postdoc who will supervise and conduct health impact assessments, interact with stakeholders, and provide project management as part of the EC funded GoGreenNext project.
The GoGreenNext project will pursue a transdisciplinary approach to advance research and innovation to support the development of evidence-based policy at city, national, and global levels, to accelerate our efforts to address the challenges of climate change, biodiversity, environmental degradation, and human health in the urban context.This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) under GA No 101137209 - "GoGreenNext Promoting Future Health in Cities" (GO GREEN NEXT).
GoGreenNext will deliver a comprehensive evidence-based policy-oriented approach model to convey how ecosystem health and human health are connected.We propose to follow the pathway outlined for addressing a complex array of interrelated problems arising from climate change and biodiversity loss, which pose significant health risks, both today and in the future.
Future risks from climate change are currently predicted to escalate beyond planetary boundaries and pass critical tipping points, leading to irreversible changes to our climate with commensurate negative impacts on health, ecosystems, and landscapes.Global, European, and national policy frameworks have emerged in recent years to address this challenge, with a range of initiatives to promote mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
Nature-based solutions (NBS), or actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously benefiting people and nature, are among the strategies that have emerged to reverse the degradation of nature, notably in urban areas where changes are amplified.
In cities, vulnerability to climate change and environmental degradation is high due to dense populations, critical infrastructure, and at-risk communities (e.G., vast differences across the social-economic gradient).#J-18808-Ljbffr