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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 extended until Friday
 , 10 April 2026. Participants will be selected and notified by 30 April 202
 6. Participation in the workshop is free of charge for selected researchers
 . Travel and accommodation costs will be covered. \n\nBackgroundHuman-induc
 ed 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 
 stressors influence mental health both directly (e.g. extreme heat, environ
 mental degradation, disasters) and indirectly (e.g., displacement, food ins
 ecurity, livelihood loss, and socio-economic instability), often reinforcin
 g existing inequalities. Actual evidence from South Africa and German-speak
 ing countries remains limited, particularly regarding protective factors an
 d resilience mechanisms. As a result, mental health is still underrepresent
 ed in climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. This workshop seeks to 
 address this gap through a structured, comparative, and policy-oriented dia
 logue. \n\nFocus & AimsThe workshop adopts a comparative perspective betwee
 n South Africa and German-speaking countries and invites applications from 
 researchers in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, climate and environmen
 tal sciences, alongside other disciplines relevant to the focus of the work
 shop. The key aims are to: \n\n Synthesise and structure evidence on direct
  and indirect pathways linking climate change and mental health in South Af
 rica and German-speaking countries.  Identify interindividual differences i
 n the effects of climate change on mental health, including vulnerability a
 nd protective factors, and attention to inequality as well as context-speci
 fic risks. Compare national impacts, responses, and preparedness across par
 ticipating countries. Derive policy-relevant recommendations and producing 
 a short policy paper/brief integrating mental health into climate adaptatio
 n and mitigation strategies. Build capacity among emerging scholars through
  active involvement in analysis, dialogue, and outputs. 
LOCATION:Südafrika
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DTSTART:20260908T073200Z
DTEND:20260910T083200Z
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