Interamerican Institute for Global Change Research Diagnostics and Prediction of Climate Variability and Human Health Impacts in the Tropical Americas PROJECT: Cooperative Research Network
BRAZIL USA VENEZUELA COLOMBIA MEXICO JAMAICA FIOCRUZ IRI, NOAA, SCS, Univ. of Florida, Univ. of Colorado Instituto de Altos Estudios en Salud Pública Univ. Nacional de Colombia, Medellin Inst. de Salud, Ambiente y Trabajo Univ. West Indies, Mona Participating Countries and Institutions:
Methodology Climate–Sensitive Diseases Malaria (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico) Dengue Fever (Brazil, Mexico and Jamaica) Analysis Retrospective Prospective (2000/2004)
Major Strength Multi-Disciplinary Approach: MALARIA Vulnerability Analysis Modelling (System Dynamics) Field Entomology Epidemiology