About
The University of Michigan is piloting a Climate Shock Survey to help better understand how climate shocks, such as flooding, drought and extreme heat, affect health and well-being in low- and middle-income countries, in partnership with local collaborators.
Study sites include:
- Urban and Rural Bangladesh in partnership with icddr’b
- Rural Uganda in partnership with the Rakai Health Sciences Program
- Rural Kenya in partnership with Eco2librium
Research themes: Environment and Livelihoods, Climate and Health
Research team: Pamela Jagger (UM), Joseph Eisenberg (UM)
Funding: UM Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE)
Duration: 2024 – ongoing
A village along Lake Victoria in rural Uganda experiences intense flooding