Data and tools to integrate climate and environmental information into public health  

作　　者：Pietro Ceccato Bernadette Ramirez Tawanda Manyangadze Paul Gwakisa Madeleine C.Thomson 

机构地区：[1]The International Research Institute for Climate and Society,The Earth Institute,Columbia University,61 Route 9W,Lamont-Doherty,Palisades,NY 10964,USA [2]The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR),World Health Organization,Geneva,Switzerland [3]School of Nursing and Public Health,Department of Public Health,College of health Sciences,University of KwaZulu-Natal,P.Bag,1020 Bindura,Zimbabwe [4]South Africa and Geography Department,Faculty of Sciences,Bindura University of Science Education,P.Bag,1020 Bindura,Zimbabwe [5]Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology,School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering,P.O.Box 447,Arusha,Tanzania [6]Present address:Sokoine University of Agriculture,P.O.Box 3019,Morogoro,Tanzania

出　　处：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》2018年第1期1314-1324,共11页贫困所致传染病（英文）

基　　金：UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR),Geneva,Switzerland and the International Development Research Center,Canada;NASA ROSES grant:“NASA SERVIR PROJECT NNX12AQ70G Development and Implementation of Flood Risk Mapping,Water Bodies Monitoring and Climate Information for Disaster Management and Human Health。

摘　　要：Background:During the last 30 years,the development of geographical information systems and satellites for Earth observation has made important progress in the monitoring of the weather,climate,environmental and anthropogenic factors that influence the reduction or the reemergence of vector-borne diseases.Analyses resulting from the combination of geographical information systems(GIS)and remote sensing have improved knowledge of climatic,environmental,and biodiversity factors influencing vector-borne diseases(VBDs)such as malaria,visceral leishmaniasis,dengue,Rift Valley fever,schistosomiasis,Chagas disease and leptospirosis.These knowledge and products developed using remotely sensed data helped and continue to help decision makers to better allocate limited resources in the fight against VBDs.Main body:Because VBDs are linked to climate and environment,we present here our experience during the last four years working with the projects under the,World Health Organization(WHO)/The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR)-International Development Research Centre(IDRC)Research Initiative on VBDs and Climate Change to integrate climate and environmental information into research and decision-making processes.The following sections present the methodology we have developed,which uses remote sensing to monitor climate variability,environmental conditions,and their impacts on the dynamics of infectious diseases.We then show how remotely sensed data can be accessed and evaluated and how they can be integrated into research and decision-making processes for mapping risks,and creating Early Warning Systems,using two examples from the WHO TDR projects based on schistosomiasis analysis in South Africa and Trypanosomiasis in Tanzania.Conclusions:The tools presented in this article have been successfully used by the projects under the WHO/TDRIDRC Research Initiative on VBDs and Climate Change.Combined with capacity building,they are an important piece of work which can significantly contribute to

关 键 词：Climate and environmental information DATA Access Tools Geographical information system MALARIA SCHISTOSOMIASIS TRYPANOSOMIASIS 

分 类 号：P46[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]