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SUMMARY:Climate Change and Mental Health: Comparative Risk Pathways, Vulner
 ability, and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:The workshop, jointly hosted by the German National Academy of 
 Sciences Leopoldina and the Academy of Science of South Africa, forms part 
 of the joint ASSAf–Leopoldina project series on Climate Change and Health. 
 This workshop provides a platform for discussing current research, strength
 ening international scientific cooperation, and building capacity in scienc
 e-policy advice.\n\nThe application deadline has been extened until Friday,
  10 April 2026. Participants will be selected and notified by 30 April 2026
 . Participation in the workshop is free of charge for selected researchers.
  Travel and accommodation costs will be covered. \n\nBackgroundHuman-induce
 d climate change affects societies profoundly and in an incremental manner,
  yet its impacts on mental health remain insufficiently understood and are 
 rarely integrated into climate, health, and development policies. Climate s
 tressors influence mental health both directly (e.g. extreme heat, environm
 ental degradation, disasters) and indirectly (e.g., displacement, food inse
 curity, livelihood loss, and socio-economic instability), often reinforcing
  existing inequalities. Actual evidence from South Africa and German-speaki
 ng countries remains limited, particularly regarding protective factors and
  resilience mechanisms. As a result, mental health is still underrepresente
 d in climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. This workshop seeks to a
 ddress this gap through a structured, comparative, and policy-oriented dial
 ogue. \n\nFocus & AimsThe workshop adopts a comparative perspective between
  South Africa and German-speaking countries and invites applications from r
 esearchers in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, climate and environment
 al sciences, alongside other disciplines relevant to the focus of the works
 hop. The key aims are to: \n\nSynthesise and structure evidence on direct a
 nd indirect pathways linking climate change and mental health in South Afri
 ca and German-speaking countries. Identify interindividual differences in t
 he effects of climate change on mental health, including vulnerability and 
 protective factors, and attention to inequality as well as context-specific
  risks. Compare national impacts, responses, and preparedness across partic
 ipating countries. Derive policy-relevant recommendations and producing a s
 hort policy paper/brief integrating mental health into climate adaptation a
 nd mitigation strategies. Build capacity among emerging scholars through ac
 tive involvement in analysis, dialogue, and outputs. 
LOCATION:South Africa
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DTSTART:20260908T073200Z
DTEND:20260910T083200Z
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