From: Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 3:00 PM Subject: Research in Action | Vol. 3 - April 7, 2022
Check out our research, upcoming events, recent publications, projects, and announcements.
Seed Grant Snapshot – Situated Neurology: An Ethnographic Study of Neurology in Kenya Social Science Perspectives in Global Health,
with Denielle Elliott
Student Opportunities – 2022 Summer Global Health Internships
Nine research assistant positions at the Dahdaleh Institute and partner units are now open for applications through York's Research at York (RAY) program.
York University undergraduate students have the unique opportunity to contribute to research that takes on real-world challenges, gain professional experience in a
supportive environment, and work with leaders in the field. Interns will be involved in research on pressing global health challenges such as refugee crises, tuberculosis, and antimicrobial resistance.
Deadline to apply: week of April 18.
Join us at this month's
Intern Symposium to learn more about our internship program and the research being conducted by our global health interns.
Publication – Climate Change-Accelerated Ocean Biodiversity Loss & Associated Planetary Health Impacts
Dahdaleh Institute researchers Byomkesh Talukder, Nilanjana Ganguli, and James Orbinski have published this review
article with other co-authors in The Journal of Climate Change and Health.
Watch a video York University made about their work:
Abstract:
Based on a systematic literature review, we summarize how climate change-induced ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation affect ocean biodiversity and their
resulting planetary health impacts. These impacts on the planet’s natural and human systems include biospheric and human consequences for ecosystem services, food and nutrition security, human livelihoods, biomedical and pharmaceutical research, disaster risk
management, and for organisms pathogenic to humans. Understanding the causes and effects of climate change impacts on the ocean and its biodiversity and on planetary health is crucial for taking preventive, restorative and sustainable actions to ensure ocean
biodiversity and its services.
Talukder, B. et al. (2022). Climate change-accelerated ocean biodiversity loss & associated planetary health impacts. The Journal of Climate Change
and Health, 6, 100114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100114
Dahdaleh Institute faculty member Idil Boran and Steffen Bauer co-authored an opinion article in the Current Column of the German Development
Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). “Adaptation now! It’s time to shift gears towards a balanced and equitable climate policy” comments on the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Impacts, Adaptation,
and Vulnerability, released on February 28, 2022.
Boran and Bauer highlight key takeaways from the landmark IPCC report and discuss the work ahead for COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to take place in November 2022.
Summarizing key messages in the report, they write, “Adaptation, as well as losses and damages from climate change, must no longer be pushed back relative to mitigation action. Adaptation solutions must be acknowledged as strategic priorities.”
The IPCC report puts distinctive emphasis on mutually compounding, cascading health risks. It acknowledges more strongly than previous reports that the impacts of the
climate crisis on human health and society are an issue of justice. It also emphasizes the need for a systems approach and systemic transition, the importance of strengthening adaptation finance, and the need to include Indigenous and local knowledge in adaptation
action.
The opinion piece is published in English and German.
Publication – Accelerating Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The
Lancet Commission on Arctic and Northern Health
Dahdaleh Institute Director James Orbinski is a member of the newly established Lancet Commission on Arctic and Northern
Health.
From the comment in The Lancet:
"This Commission is composed of a majority of Arctic Indigenous peoples in collaboration with colleagues from across the Arctic and Northern region. This Commission
will examine crucial health challenges facing Arctic and Northern Indigenous peoples, explore the underlying factors that influence health and wellbeing, and develop a roadmap to improve the health of Indigenous peoples in the region. The Lancet Commission
will survey economic, social, cultural, political, and spiritual determinants of health and wellbeing for Arctic and Northern Indigenous peoples and identify solutions consistent with these communities’ understanding and relationship with the environment and
their human rights."
Adams, L. et al. (2022). Accelerating Indigenous health and wellbeing: the Lancet Commission on Arctic and Northern Health. The Lancet, 399,
10325, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00153-2
Featured – Linn Biorklund Belliveau's Research Highlighted in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Newsletter
Dahdaleh Institute graduate research fellow Linn Biorklund Belliveau has been featured in the EUC newsletter. Her PhD research
explores the everyday politics of migrant women at the Mexico-Guatemala U.S. proxy border. Drawing on scholarships from critical refugee studies, transnational feminist approaches, and selected political ecology perspectives, Linn seeks to redefine bordering
practices by examining migrant epistemology, everyday politics, and arts-based contestations linked to the geopolitics of displacement.
Publication – Climate Change-Related Foodborne Zoonotic Diseases and Pathogens Modeling
Dahdaleh Institute fellow Byomkesh Talukder and research assistant Nilanjana Ganguli are
co-authors of this article addressing the public health implications of foodborne zoonotic diseases and pathogens related to climate change. The article identifies various multidimensional variables associated with the diseases and pathogens, categorized in
six subsystems: ecological degradation, extreme weather events, supply chain management, food safety, disaster management, and public health policy.
Talukder, B. et al. (2022). Climate change-related foodborne zoonotic diseases and pathogens modeling. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 6,
100111
Featured – ACADIC Is One of Canada's Innovation Leaders 2021
The Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC) was featured in an article highlighting the top research institutions playing a critical
role to ensure Canada’s post-pandemic recovery is sustainable, resilient, and equitable. The work of the ACADIC team, led by Dahdaleh Institute faculty member
Prof. Jude Kong, employs big data and artificial intelligence to help governments and local communities contain and manage the spread of COVID-19.
The consortium has developed COVID-19 monitoring dashboards that visualize data that is locally relevant to the public and policy makers.
“With these tools, we’re able to assess the impact of different vaccine distribution strategies given the limited quantity Africa is receiving and identify hotspots
to ensure vaccines go where they’re most needed,” Kong explained. “Working with local authorities is key to developing strategies that are unique to each community, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.”
Empowered with the data, communities can respond quickly to outbreaks, and authorities
can assess the impact of an outbreak on local economies and determine if public health interventions are equitable and effective.
Publication – Governing Global Antimicrobial Resistance: 6 Key Lessons from the Paris Climate Agreement
Dahdaleh Institute research fellow
Isaac Weldon, director
Dr. James Orbinski, associate director Prof. Mary Wiktorowicz and other DI members have contributed to an article in
the American Journal of Public Health offering key lessons from the 2015 Paris Agreement for managing the global antimicrobial commons.
Weldon, Isaac et al. (2022). Governing global antimicrobial resistance: 6 key lessons from the Paris Climate Agreement. American Journal of Public
Health,112(4): 553–557.