The CLIMAR network is one of eight networks funded by the UKRI Tackling Infections fund, combining different research specialisms to tackle antimicrobial resistance, one of humanity’s biggest threats.
The Climate Change Impacts on AMR Using a Planetary Health Framework (CLIMAR) Network examines the relationship between AMR, climate change, pollution, biodiversity, and other drivers captured by the planetary boundaries concept.
It connects nature, health, equity and social justice to ensure a systems change covering human, animal and environmental health. Through community building and the establishment of a series of working groups aligned to the Stockholm Resilience Centre’s Planetary Boundaries, as well as the Planetary Health Alliance’s threads, the network aims to generate policy impact through the identification of knowledge gaps and movement building.
The aim will be to find transdisciplinary solutions to reducing AMR infections while promoting innovations for alternative treatments. Professor Will Gaze is the project lead, with co-lead support from Dr Jenni Cole (RHUL), Dr Paul Kadetz (Queen Margaret University), Professor Rebecca King (University of Leeds) and Professor Lea Berrang Ford (UKHSA).
The network was launched in July 2024, and is set to run until June 2028. For more information, visit www.climar.org.