Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases: Dengue, Water, and Environmental Risk
Webinar Series 2026: Climate, Environment and Health for the Americas
Date: 14 May 2026
Time: 11:00–12:30 (UTC-5)
The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), in collaboration with the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) at Columbia University, invites researchers, students, practitioners, and decision-makers to join this interactive session with Principal Investigators from the IAI’s Climate, Environment and Health (SG-CEH) seed grant program.
This session will explore how climate variability, environmental change, and socio-ecological dynamics are shaping the transmission of dengue and other climate-sensitive infectious diseases across Latin America. Drawing on research conducted in Peru, Guatemala, Argentina, Colombia, and Cuba, speakers will present innovative, community-based, and transdisciplinary strategies to strengthen prevention, preparedness, and response.
The webinar will also mark the official launch of the first SG-CEH project briefs, providing actionable insights to inform policy and practice across the region.
Key Themes
- Climate drivers of vector- and water-borne diseases
- Community engagement and culturally informed prevention
- Early warning and health system preparedness
Speakers
Bertha Luz Pineda Restrepo (Organismo Andino de Salud Convenio Hipólito Unanue), Gustavo Adolfo Estrada (Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala), Doriam Camacho (Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia), Elizabet Estallo (Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina) y Yazenia Linares Vega (Centro Meteorológico Provincial Habana-Artemisa-Mayabeque, Cuba).
Moderator
Gilma Mantilla (Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education)
Registration
To receive a Zoom link, please register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sbVw8y35S1-bPMOXqEUjdg.
