Climate Change and Health (CLIHE) 2020-2023
CLIHE examines and anticipates the health risks and uncertainties caused by climate change and the social consequences of its health impacts. The programme seeks ways of combating adverse health effects and adapting to climate change.
It has been estimated that climate change is one of the world’s largest health threats in the current century. The impacts of climate change and mitigation measures on human health and wellbeing have received relatively little research attention in Finland. The impacts may be beneficial or harmful, affecting health directly or indirectly.
The Academy Programme Climate Change and Health aims to provide the knowledge base needed when selecting best practices for adapting to climate change. An essential element in this aim is to utilise the information provided by different climate scenarios about the dynamics of change and regional variation.
The increasing occurrence of extreme weather phenomena such as storms, floods, heat waves and droughts directly affects health and wellbeing. As the climate warms, even animal-transmitted diseases spread effectively, as host organisms are able to expand their habitats further northwards. The increasing spread of plant diseases may, in turn, significantly affect food production, for example. In addition, a high rate of migration will expose Finland to the risk that previously eradicated or new infectious diseases will spread.
Increasing health problems caused by climate change also increase the cost burden to society. Since the health effects of climate change are the sum of many factors, scientific research provides information that can predict both the health effects and the economic risks and uncertainties that they cause. The ability of Finnish society to adapt to the challenges of climate change is comparatively good.
The Academy Programme’s funding budget is 8 million euros. The Research Council of Finland has chosen seven research consortia (29 subprojects) to the Academy Programme.
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Projects
Climate Change and Health (CLIHE) Academy Programme, funding €8 million, funding period 2020-2023
Below you find a list of projects funded in the Climate Change and Health Academy Programme. You find more information about the funding decisions in WebFocus.
Health, risk and climate change: understanding links between exposure, hazards and vulnerability across spatial and temporal scales
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Jukka Käyhkö, University of Turku
- Sirkku Juhola, University of Helsinki
- Jussi Vahtera, University of Turku
- Antti-Ilari Partanen, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Heat and health in the changing climate
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Timo Lanki, University of Eastern Finland
- Sakari Karvonen, Finnish institute for health and welfare
- Risto Kosonen, Aalto University
- Kirsti Jylhä, Finnish Meteorological Institute
DISEASE-ON-WINGS: The effect of climate change on dynamics of zoonoses in migratory birds and bats across Europe
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Thomas Lilley, University of Helsinki
- Aleksi Lehikoinen, University of Helsinki
- Arto Tapio Pulliainen, University of Turku
Climate change and Health: Adapting to Mental, Physical and Societal challenges
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Timo Partonen, Finnish institute for health and welfare
- Timothy Carter, Finnish Environment Institute
- Marko Elovainio, University of Helsinki
- Reija Ruuhela, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Marianna Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland
Aeroallergens and immunological preparedness for future climate scenarios: implications for public health promotion
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Marjut Roponen, University of Eastern Finland
- Mika Komppula, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Annika Saarto, University of Turku
Vector-borne diseases and climate change in Finland: mapping, modelling, mitigation
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Olli Vapalahti, University of Helsinki
- Jussi Sane, Finnish institute for health and welfare
- Otso Huitu, Natural Resources Institute Finland
- Eva Kallio, University of Jyväskylä
- Hilppa Gregow, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Jukka Hytönen, University of Turku
- Antti Oksanen, Finnish Food Authority
Effect of climate change on building design and indoor health
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Phillip Watts, University of Jyväskylä
- Antti Haapala, University of Eastern Finland
- Filip Fedorik, University of Oulu
Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions (CRA): Climate, Environment and Health, funding €990000
Below you find a list of projects funded in the call. You find more information about the funding decisions in WebFocus.
Arctic Community Resilience to Boreal Environmental Change: Assessing Risks from Fire and Disease
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Funding period 2020-2023
- Consortium Leader: Arnold Stephen, University of Leeds, UK
- Finnish project leader: Tuukka Petäjä, University of Helsinki
The Pollination of Nepal's Micronutrient-rich Crops in a Changing Climate (Micro-Poll)
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Funding period 2020-2022
- Consortium Leader: Jane Memmott, University of Bristol, UK
- Finnish project leader: Tomas Roslin, University of Helsinki
Health Effects and Associated Socio-economic Costs of Increasing Temperatures and Wildfires - A Global Assessment (HEATCOST)
- Project desciption (pdf)
- Funding period 2020-2023
- Consortium Leader: Kristin Aunan, The Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO), Norway
- Finnish project leader: Mikhail Sofiev, Finnish Meteorological Institute
EU Joint Programming Initiative “Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe” (JPI Climate) Call (2019), funding €700 000
You find more information about the funding decisions in Webfocus.
CCC-Catapult (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation)
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Inkeri Rissanen, Tampere University
An approach for innovative Climate Learning, Evaluation and Action in Neighbourhoods – CLEAN cultures
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Laura Sokka, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Solidarity in climate change adaptation policies: towards more socio-spatial justice in the face of multiple risks
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Johan Munck af Rosenschöld, Finnish Environment Institute
Steering group
Steering group (till 31 Dec 2024)
- Jussi Kukkonen, Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment, chair
- Marjo Kuronen, Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities, vice-chair
- Marjo Perttulan, Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
- Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment
- Heikki Hiilamo, Strategic Research Council
- Markku Ollikainen, University of Helsinki
More information
- Mikko Ylikangas, Programme Manager, tel. +358 295 335 143
- Sanna Hytönen, Coordinator, tel. +358 295 335 032
Our email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
