Innovative Solutions for Climate Resilience in the Mediterranean

Addressing climate change-related health risks with evidence-based tools and collaborative action to safeguard communities and ecosystems.

About the Project Living Labs

About the Project

The ISMED-CLIM project addresses the health challenges posed by climate change in the Mediterranean, a region facing rising temperatures, air pollution, and extreme weather. Vulnerable groups, such as outdoor workers and older adults, are at significant risk, making targeted solutions essential.

Through five Living Labs in eight Mediterranean sites, ISMED-CLIM tests early warning tools and health interventions. These efforts aim to reduce climate-related health risks and strengthen healthcare systems’ resilience.

Informing stakeholders
Enhancing scientific evidence
Utilizing vector disease models
Improving healthcare system resilience
Replicating effective systems

About the Project
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Living Labs (LLs)

The ISMED-CLIM Living Labs serve as dynamic environments to test and refine innovative solutions aimed at mitigating climate-related health risks and enhancing the resilience of vulnerable populations and healthcare systems across the Mediterranean.

Outdoor workers

Reducing exposure for those at high risk of heat-related illness

Pregnant women

Managing air and heat impacts on mothers and fetuses

Adults with Hypertension

Monitoring heat’s impact on cardiovascular health

Zoonotic Diseas

Protecting high-risk professionals from vector-borne diseases

Healthcare System Toolkit

Building a healthcare model for Mediterranean hospitals

Technology & Tools

ISMED-CLIM leverages advanced technology and tools, including AI-driven early warning systems, personalized risk assessment platforms, and digital dashboards, to enhance climate resilience and support informed decision-making for health and environmental challenges across the Mediterranean.

AI-Augmented Early Warning and Response System (EWRS)

Provides real-time predictions for heat exposure, air pollution, and vector-borne disease risks using advanced AI models and thermal stress indices like UTCI.

Citizen Mobile App

Offers personalized alerts and mitigation recommendations, integrating wearable sensors for real-time exposure and health monitoring, and delivering user-friendly access to risk assessments.

Policy Dashboard

Serves as an interactive platform for climate-health data visualization, policy recommendations, and evidence-based decision-making.

Digital Knowledge Platform

Acts as a centralized repository for data from Living Labs, including health outcomes, exposure assessments, and forecasting models, enabling knowledge sharing and integration with EU platforms like Climate-ADAPT.

Integrated Surveillance Tools

Combine climate, environmental, and vector population data to predict zoonotic disease risks and support preventive strategies.

Living Labs Management Portal

Facilitates coordination, data collection, and evaluation of interventions across demonstration sites, ensuring insights for scalability and replication.

Latest News & Updates

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Award

ISMED-CLIM Researcher Carla Maia Receives the 2026 WSAVA Global One Health Award

ISMED-CLIM researcher Professor Carla Maia has received the 2026 WSAVA Global One Health Award, recognising her contribution to One Health and research on vector-borne diseases, climate change and the interconnected health of animals, people and the environment.

ISMED-CLIM Shares Approaches for Reaching Vulnerable Groups at EU Mission Adaptation Webinar

ISMED-CLIM shared its experience in reaching vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups during the EU Mission Adaptation webinar on climate, health and well-being. The presentation focused on engagement and recruitment approaches involving pregnant women, outdoor workers and older adults with hypertension. The webinar recording is now available online.

Heat, Air Pollution and Health: Why Early Warnings Matter

Heat and air pollution can increase health risks, particularly for people who are more exposed or more sensitive to environmental stressors. ISMED-CLIM examines how early warnings, citizen tools and practical recommendations can support vulnerable groups across the Mediterranean in responding to these risks in time.