We visited the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) to attend the cross-sectoral OptimESM-ISIMIP workshop

Planetary health is getting increasingly affected by intersecting global crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and the degradation of essential ecosystems. Although significant progress has been made in understanding how climate influences vectors and vector–pathogen dynamics, evidence remains limited and uneven regarding the combined effects of multiple environmental stressors. In the newly published article, authors emphasise the need for integrating experiments, field observations and mechanistic, scenario-based modelling.

West Nile virus (WNV) is becoming an increasing public health concern in Europe, particularly as the climate warms. The new…