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
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
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
Stay informed on project activities, research findings, events, and progress from across the ISMED-CLIM consortium.
Understanding Heat Exposure Risks During Pregnancy
Pregnancy introduces unique physiological changes that make women more sensitive to extreme temperatures. As the Mediterranean experiences longer and more intense heatwaves, pregnant women face greater risks of dehydration, sleep disturbance, and heat stress, conditions that can influence both maternal and fetal health. Evidence collected in Europe shows that prolonged heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to increased blood pressure at night, mental stress…
Asian Tiger Mosquito in Cyprus: Insights from ISMED-CLIM Researchers
The spread of invasive vectors like the Asian tiger mosquito and sand flies is raising new public health concerns across the Mediterranean. In Cyprus, ISMED-CLIM researchers from The Cyprus Institute explain how climate and environmental changes are driving these trends — and how early-warning tools and simple community actions can help reduce the health risks linked to vector-borne diseases.
ISMED-CLIM Team at the 21st Scientific Conference “The Dynamics of Environmental Impacts on Child Health: Developments, Emerging Risks and Prevention”
On 23 October 2025, ISMED-CLIM was represented by Dr Pinelopi Anagnostopoulou, Pediatrician–Pediatric Pulmonologist and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Cyprus, who presented at the 21st Scientific Conference titled “The Dynamics of Environmental Impacts on Child Health: Developments, Emerging Risks and Prevention.”
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