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Item Basic Cartagena : boletin del proyecto(2019-08) Universidad EAFITItem Climat, environnement et maladies à transmission vectorielle : cas de la Leishmaniose Cutanée Zoonotique (LCZ) dans la région de Sidi Bouzid, Tunisie; mémoire d'agrégation en géographie(Agence Tunisienne de Coopération Technique (ACTC), Tunis, TN, 2012) Hamida, Amal BenItem Enquêtes entomologiques dans un foyer de Leishmaniose cutanée zoonotique du Centre Tunisie : projet de fin d'études en vue de l'obtention de la Licence appliquée en Protection de l'environnement dans la spécialité «Environnement et sécuritaire»(Agence Tunisienne de Coopération Technique (ACTC), Tunis, TN, 2012) Fourati, EmnaItem Analyse de modalités d'adaptation aux effets sur la santé des changements climatiques : cas de la leishaniose cutanée zoonotique à leishmania major; rapport final(Agence Tunisienne de Coopération Technique (ACTC), Tunis, TN, 2012) Khouni Chahed, MohamedItem Années lumières - 6 janvier 2013(Radio-Canada, Montréal, QC, CA, 2013) Laamrani, Hammou; De Plaen, Renaud; Butaré, InnocentItem Assessment of research needs for public health adaptation to social, environmental and climate change impacts on vector-borne diseases in Africa : an informal expert consultation convened by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)(TDR/World Health Organization, Geneva, CH, 2012) World Health Organization; Thomson, Madeleine; Mantilla, Gilma; Platzer, Barbara; Willingham, Arve LeeControl strategies for vector--‐borne diseases (VBD) are a pillar of public health policies. Potential impacts of VBD-¬‐related risks reflect environmental exposure as well as social vulnerabilities, both of which are sensitive to climatic conditions. The existing evidence suggests that climate change impacts will substantially increase burdens on those populations that are already vulnerable to climate extremes, such as those of the African continent. Climate change in Africa induces multiple threats to development and the social dimensions of climate change are, therefore, increasingly highlighted on the development agenda. This is of particular significance for drylands in sub-¬‐Saharan Africa, in which water-¬‐related VBD are a significant disease burden while these areas are, at the same time, particularly poor, food insecure, ecologically fragile and socially vulnerable. The gap in knowledge about the relationships between social and economic vulnerabilities and environmental hazards linked to VBD in a context of climatic change, and the even larger gap in policy options for addressing the situation, have been identified by African ministers of health and environment, and technical experts internationally, as serious obstacles to evidence-¬‐based health policy change. Capacities need to be strengthened for generating, interpreting and using socio-¬‐ economic, environmental, meteorological and other climate information that could guide VBD prevention and control strategies and improve the ability of African countries to adapt to and reduce the effects of these changes in ways that benefit the most vulnerable populations. Trans--‐disciplinary research-¬‐for-¬‐policy frameworks for improved VBD risk management need to be developed that can sustainably improve the resilience of African populations to such VBD-¬‐related health threats under climate change conditions. An informal expert consultation was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27-¬‐29 February 2012 to engage key stakeholders from the region in discussions to reach consensus on the most important research gaps and identify priorities in the African context for assessing impacts of interrelated social, environmental and climate changes on the relevant VBD burden of vulnerable populations as well as for developing and testing practical strategies for mitigating these impacts through adaptation.Item Feeding ten billion(CBC, 2012) Kennedy, Paul; Patel, RajThe world just got its 7th billionth citizen, and the population explosion shows no signs of stopping. In a Saskatoon lecture, writer and activist Raj Patel argues that the only way to feed everyone is to completely rethink agriculture.Item Linking poverty, HIV/AIDS and climate change to human and ecosystem vulnerability in Southern Africa : consequences for livelihoods and sustainable ecosystem management(Taylor & Francis, 2011) Shackleton, Charlie M.People in southern Africa are facing escalating levels of risk, uncertainty and consequently vulnerability as a result of multiple interacting stressors, including HIV/AIDS, poverty, food insecurity, weak governance, climate change and land degradation, to name but a few. Vulnerability or livelihood insecurity emerges when poor people as individuals or social units have to face harmful threats or shocks with inadequate capacity to respond effectively. In such situations, people often have no choice but to turn to their immediate environment for support. Evidence suggests that rising levels of human vulnerability are driving increased dependency on biodiversity and ecosystem services, which in turn, and along with other threats, is rendering ecosystems more vulnerable. This paper explores the dynamic and complex linkages and feedbacks between human vulnerability and ecosystem vulnerability, drawing on data from the southern African region. Human vulnerability is conceptualized as a threat to ecosystem health, as driven by the interplay between a number of current and emerging factors. We focus on poverty, HIV/AIDS and more intense climate extremes as examples of stressors on livelihoods and direct and indirect drivers of ecosystem change. We discuss how some of the responses to increased vulnerability may pose threats to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem management and sustainable development, whilst considering potential solutions that rely on a thorough understanding of coupled social–ecological systems and the interplay between multiple stressors and responses at different scales.Item Malawian small scale farmers improve skills with help from researchers in Canada and Malawi(RCI, 2011) RCIIn northern Malawi, farmers have been getting help identifying the best legume options to help improve soil fertility, food security and family nutrition. More than four thousand farmers in the region are part of the Soils, Food and Healthy Communities program (SFHC). The focus has been on legume intercrop methods like soya, pigeonpea and ground nut to improve the quality of the soil and provide different edible crops for households at different times of the year. This article is drawn from “The Link Africa “ which is dedicated to stories that connect Canada to Africa.Item Analysis of the farmer's behaviors and the risk of exposure to the vector of Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia(2010) Nouiri, Issam; Ghrab, Jamila; Daaboub, Jaber; Chahed, Mohamed KouniThe research shows that behaviour of farmers in relation to irrigation is imposed by the nature of the agricultural activity, by the hydraulic system, and by the method of irrigation. A mathematical model is used to calculate risk of exposure to Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL). Farmers in the El Hichria (Tunisia) irrigated perimeter (IP) use water distributed by surface canals. In the Ouled Mhamed IP, underground pressurized water pipes bring water to irrigation terminals. The farmers are exposed to the risk of contact with the Phlebotomus papatasi, a vector of ZCL, of 0.25 on a scale of 1, associated with irrigation.Item Research on climate change and health in Latin America and the Caribbean and the ecohealth approach : a report to the IDRC(2007) Confalonieri, Ulisses E.C.