Fathom’s Flood Data Supports The Malaria Atlas Project’s Climate Risk Initiative In Africa
How do flooding affect malaria risk in Africa? As climate change alters flood risk, what will be the subsequent impact on malaria control? These were the questions the Malaria Atlas Project wanted to investigate when it contacted global flood risk intelligence company Fathom.
Fathom has been commissioned by the Australian Children’s Research Institute Malaria Atlas Project to provide flood risk data for current and future climate scenarios up to 2100 across the continent.
Leveraging Fathom’s award-winning data and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project is investigating issues such as the impact of flooding on transportation infrastructure used to deliver health care to remote communities and disruption to malaria control efforts ( Examples include the large-scale distribution of insecticidal bed nets, and how future evolution of flood risk will affect the distribution of mosquito breeding sites.
Professor Peter Geting, co-lead of the Malaria Atlas project, said: “Fathom’s consistent, comprehensive view of flood risk has proven ineffective for analyzing malaria transmission in flood-prone areas of Africa and ensuring that the continent can develop in a long-term, sustainable manner. “Resilient Infrastructure Strategy.” “
Dr. Andrew Smith, COO and co-founder of Fathom, said: “It’s great to see our data contributing to such a meaningful initiative, supporting the Malaria Atlas project to address one of the most pressing health challenges in the world today. By carefully Studying the relationship between climate change-induced flooding and malaria risk in Africa, we hope this project will support informed decision-making to keep communities safe.”
Fathom’s data have been delivered, the main analysis phase is now complete, and insights are now contributing to a new evidence base to drive action at the intersection of malaria and climate change. The main results of the project can be found here: https://malariaatlas.org/climate-change/
