SG-12B

PROJECT INFORMATION

Community participation strategy for the prevention and management of risk factors in the transmission of dengue with perspectives on climate, environment, society, and culture

Principal investigator (PI):

Elizabet Estallo, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina

E-mail: elizabet.estallo@mi.unc.edu.ar 

Phone: +54 3517052199

Duration & funding:

(March 2024–2025) USD 15,000

Co-funding offered

USD -

Participating countries: 

Argentina, Colombia, and USA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The dengue virus affects human health and is transmitted mainly in the Americas by the urban mosquito Aedes aegypti. The distribution and abundance of this species are associated with the growing increase in urbanization, the movement of people, sociocultural practices, climate change, and State policies. These multifactorial conditions require an ecosystem approach, which considers eco-biosocial factors, and political and gender issues, with a transdisciplinary effort that allows scientists to be associated with decision-makers and community members in joint action. For this reason, developing a community participation strategy for preventing and managing risk factors in dengue transmission with perspectives on climate, environment, society, and culture is proposed. The notion of participation takes on a double relevance in the face of this problem due to the importance of developing democratic processes in communities and the need to involve them in strategic actions to address the problem of dengue disease. The proposal will be addressed through a study with mixed methodology, with a transdisciplinary approach, based on the analysis of the occurrence of dengue cases concerning climatic and environmental variables, the analysis of the risk perception of vulnerable communities, and the co-production of knowledge and solutions with the territory's actors. The study will be carried out simultaneously in Córdoba (Argentina) and Santa Marta (Colombia), with the participation of the territorial and national entities involved in the climate and health nexus.