Project Grant 2529084

This Project Grant award of $1,116,777.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports U.S. researchers participating in a collaborative, multinational research project focused on improving the understanding of climate, environment, and health pathways to protect and promote child health. The project, titled "Belmont Forum Collaborative Research: YAKU, Integrating Water Governance and Child Health: A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Reducing Under-5 Mortality", aims to address complex global challenges through a transdisciplinary approach involving natural, health, and social scientists, as well as stakeholders from across the globe. The research will investigate the health implications arising from the impacts of climate change and variability on decision-science approaches to adaptation and implementation, food, environment, and biological security, and risks to ecosystems and populations. The award provides funding for the U.S. researchers to cooperate within international consortia to increase knowledge of the complex linkages and pathways between climate, environment, and health to help solve critical sustainability challenges.