The Global Challenge of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) represent a major global health challenge that deeply impacts the lives of over a billion people, primarily affecting vulnerable communities in tropical and subtropical regions.  Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of 20 diseases* that affect over a billion people worldwide. They are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and…

CO-SECUR project kicks off to strengthen urban security through social innovation and citizen engagement

On 17 and 18 January, the CO-SECUR (Knowledge building and social innovation for a successful, more effective and CO-produce urban SECURity solutions) consortium organised a kick-off meeting in Valencia, Spain to officially launch the EU-funded project.   Over three years, the Horizon Europe project aims to create knowledge and tools, including a Societal Development Plan (SDP)…

Citizen science: an opportunity to raise awareness on the importance of soils

Healthy soils fulfil important functions, for which they are considered to provide ecosystem services, a concept introduced to raise awareness of nature’s role in sustaining human activities and ensuring our well-being. These functions include life support for biodiversity, including bacteria, plants, fungi, animals and people; the provision of water, nutrients, building materials, etc. through activities…

Mediterranean, heat route

The hot summer of 2023 has made us reflect on its impact on the Spanish Mediterranean and its key economic activities, on the environment and on our health, underlining the urgent need to take measures to adapt to changing climatic conditions. Human influence on the earth’s climate has been a constant since the Industrial Revolution.…