Objective The use of hydrological models to determine the effects of climate change on the variation in viral flux, and therefore in risk associated with viral disease, constitutes a novel approach to the management of water-related disease. Tools developed in previous EU Projects will be used to conduct case studies on five selected sites (in Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Greece and Brazil) vulnerable to climate change (principally rainfall events), and the empirical baseline data accrued will be used in mathematical models constructed to estimate changes in exposure under defined conditions. Exposure levels will then be used to estimate risk of disease associated with such changes. Tools will include novel methods for processing of sewage, effluent and water samples, for quantitative detection of the target viruses, and for the determination of the source (human or animal) of viral pollution. Models will be adapted from existing epidemiological models for viral disease in the community, or will be generated de novo as required. Bacterial faecal indicator analysis will permit the determination of any relationships between virus levels and water quality standards, and also between changes in virus concentration in water and risk to public health activities, such as bathing in polluted water or consumption of shellfish. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2009.1.2.1.1 - Climate change and water related health issues in Europe Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2009-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY EU contribution € 537 664,40 Address VISUALISATION CENTRE PENGLAIS SY23 3BF Aberystwyth United Kingdom See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys South West Wales Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Emyr Huw Reynolds (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 398 116,00 Address GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 08007 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rosina Girones (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VELINDRE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST United Kingdom EU contribution € 45 000,00 Address Parc Nantgarw-Charnwood Court 2 CF15 7QZ Cardiff See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys Central Valleys Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roland Salmon (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece EU contribution € 302 004,00 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS 265 04 Rio Patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Apostolos Vantarakis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UMEA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 494 624,00 Address UNIVERSITETOMRADET 901 87 Umea See on map Region Norra Sverige Övre Norrland Västerbottens län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Annika Allard (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACAO OSWALDO CRUZ Brazil EU contribution € 245 604,00 Address AVENIDA BRASIL 4365 21040 900 Rio De Janeiro See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Pedro Ribeiro Barbosa (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NEMZETI NEPEGESZSEGUGYI ES GYOGYSZERESZETI KOZPONT Hungary EU contribution € 242 004,00 Address ALBERT FLORIAN UT 2-6 1097 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mihaly Kadar (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA DE CIENCIES DEL CLIMA Spain EU contribution € 156 000,00 Address CARRER DOCTOR TRUETA 203 3R PIS 08005 BARCELONA See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Oriol Palom (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
