Apresentao do PowerPoint

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Participants

• Joan L. Aron

• Henry F. Diaz

• Chet Ropelewsky

• Roger Pulwarty

• John Wiener

• Phil Lounibos

• Jorge Rey

• Robert Zimmerman

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CHIEX Features
USA
http//chiex.net

• CRN research projects -- summaries -- Brazil,
  Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Jamaica.

• New projects -- dengue in the Caribbean (START),
  Brazilian vulnerability to health impacts of
  climate change (CT Brazil).

• Select projects by disease (malaria, dengue).

• CRN training programs -- summaries.

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USA
http//chiex.net
CHIEX Features

• Publications and presentations (CRN) -- full
  text in some instances.

• Networking -- meetings, other CRNs -- regionally
  and within country.

• Members, institutions, frequently asked questions
  (FAQs).

• English-language site with resource-limited
  Spanish and Portuguese translation.

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http//chiex.net
In the News

• Two news items every month using CRN members as
  resources (more hits at the site).

• Directed at scientists and decision-makers in
  climate and health.

• Primary geographic focus is the tropical
  Americas also a global perspective.

• Example -- Caribbean El Niño News Network
  (http//www.cennn.org) (w/ IRI).

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ConferenceWorkshop on ClimateHealth in the
Caribbean
USA
May 21-25, 2002

• PUBLIC HEALTH Pan American Health Organization /
  World Health Organization.

• CLIMATE / WEATHER World Meteorological
  Organization.

• ENVIRONMENT United Nations Environment Programme
  / Regional Office for Latin America and the
  Caribbean.

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Resources in IAI-CRN
USA

• Speakers -- Tony Chen, Roger Pulwarty, Sam
  Rawlins, Guillermo Rua.

• Planning -- finding other speakers on specific
  topics, communication channels, background
  information.

• Production advice for WHO report -- photographs
  and Spanish translation.

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