Mass vaccination of COVID-19 is a significant challenge for the Sub-Saharan Africa countries where most of the population lives in rural areas. Research by Dr Toby Peters and Dr Bing Xu aims to support vaccine delivery mechanisms at an unprecedented scale, based on a pilot study in Rwanda. The team developed an approach to evaluate the existing cold […]
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Partnerships for smart cities
Professor Harry Smith was invited to the Seventh World Urban Forum in Medellin, Colombia in 2014. There he established contacts with Universidad Nacional de Colombia that later gave rise to three important projects: Mitigation of landslide risks in informal settlements in Medellin Landslide risk management strategies through the development of community-based infrastructure in Latin American […]
Covid-19 meets indigenous knowledge
The Covid-19 pandemic created special challenges for indigenous communities around the world. Their beliefs affect their experience of the disease and how they respond to external advice. Dr Agnessa Spanellis worked with Colombian researchers to bridge indigenous beliefs with official guidance. The Department of Choco on the Pacific Coast of Colombia is one of the poorest […]
Resilience or Resistance? Negotiated mitigation of landslide risks
Communities in informal settlements around Medellin or São Paulo live at constant risk of losing their homes to landslide. Built on steep slopes, with limited infrastructure, a severe rainstorm can cause devastation to these communities. The research team worked to empower local communities to assess their own risks and take mitigating action to make their […]