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oneHEALTH (formerly ecoHEALTH): 2015 Activities Machalaba, C., Romanelli, C., Stoett, P., Baum, S. E., Bouley, T. A., Daszak, P. and Karesh, W. B. (2015). Climate Change and Health: Transcending Silos to Find Solutions. Annals of Global Health 81(3), 445-458. DOI:10.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.002 Our key publications in 2015 included Machalaba, C. C., Daszak, P., Karesh, W. B., and Shrivastava, P. (2015). Future Earth and EcoHealth: A New Paradigm Toward Global Sustainability and Health. EcoHealth, 12(4), 553-554. DOI:10.1007/ s10393-015-1076-6 Machalaba, C., and Porter, V. Urbanization and Infections: Hidden links to rural settings. UGEC Viewpoints. November 24, 2015. World Health Organization and Convention on Biological Diversity. (2015). Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health, a State of Knowledge Review. Genève and Montréal. [Karesh, W. B., Daszak, P., and Machalaba, C. – lead or contributing authors for chapters 1,2,7 and 16] Machalaba, C. C., Karesh, W. B. (2015) Envisioning a World without Emerging Disease Outbreaks. Solutions 6(2): 63-71. Our headline finding or activity in 2015 In partnership with external experts from the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the World Bank and leading health and sustainability organizations, oneHEALTH led the development of a review on climate change and health in the Annals of Global Health (see above). The paper was noteworthy for distinguishing the links between climate change and its upstream drivers (i.e. processes leading to greenhouse gas emissions), health outcomes and the health effects of climate change itself. Given the many sectors outside of the health community contributing to climate change, the paper promoted cross-disciplinary global health and climate actions to prevent, prepare for and respond to anthropogenic pressures. The paper was released leading up to the Paris Climate Conference, and the key messages were further disseminated through an interview on the Future Earth website. How our work contributed to 1) Science, 2) Policy and 3) Society. Who are the key users of this new knowledge? Our work on strategies to shift the paradigm from response to prevention of disease threats was shared widely. For example, through participation in several dissemination events with the CBD to convey key messages from the CBD-World Health Organization (WHO) State of Knowledge Review (e.g. presentations at CBD’s 19th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice), we discussed implementation strategies directly with CBD Delegates. Based on our prior work on disease ecology and associated economic consequences from health risks of certain types of land use practices, we developed a framework to support healthy land use planning. This was presented at the 2015 International Conference on Sustainable Development, and we provided targeted suggestions for the SDG consultation process. The framework intends to inform policy making and will be expanded in 2016. Presentations to conservation, sustainable development and global health communities on shared health-environment threats and One Health strategies We engaged with these stakeholders/societal partners/external users in 2015 Collaboration on a public event on the “African Livestock Futures” report in New York during the United Nations General Assembly with UN Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), EcoHealth Alliance and World Bank partners to promote sustainable development awareness and discussions at the intersection of food production/security, health, ecosystems and sustainability. Publications with partners from the UN and other organizations. For broader societal reach, we published blog posts, such as one tailored to the food and agriculture sector on disease dynamics related to land use change. How we co-designed research questions or co-produced knowledge with other disciplines or societal partners in 2015 Co-design is inherent in our project model, given our multidisciplinary Scientific Committee (disciplines represented include international development, public health, economics, agriculture and animal health, climate and weather science and conservation; domains represented include UN agencies, academia, NGOs; all continents are represented except Antarctica). Thus, our research priorities reflect input from these communities. In addition to co-design, we showcased the relevance of our findings to many sectors – most directly to the health community, but also to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, food security, disaster risk preparedness and development stakeholders. Emphasis was made on solutions where these and other communities could address shared challenges. Health module for UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on ecosystems. Co-development of the Future Earth Health Knowledge-Action Network (including organizing an online global consultation on health priorities, engaging funders and co-organizing the Rockefeller Foundation-supported Bellagio meeting on linking environment and health data). Our new activities for 2016 include Future Health symposium at the One Health EcoHealth Congress. Economic analysis of pandemic prevention approaches. Collaboration on the conference “Avoiding Catastrophe: Linking Armed Conflict, Harm to Ecosystems and Public Health.” Broadening impact of Sustainable Development Goals through One Health best practices and synergies. Open event for the release of a horizon scan for future health. How to find us online Website: www.futureearth.org/futurehealth/ How to contact us Catherine Machalaba: [email protected]