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[IJNet @IJNet]

Pitch rejections are part of the learning curve. To secure your first commission, you need skills but also perseverance – along with some knowledge of how to best approach editors, writes @critalks. Read more: https://t.co/c2jZLZEqUQ

[IJNet @IJNet]

Journalists interested in environmental and data reporting can attend @WorldResources, the Global Restoration Initiative and @landcarbonlab’s AI foundation model. This free webinar will include an interactive panel discussion and Q&A. Register now! https://t.co/UwvdfLQGT1

[IJNet @IJNet]

As journalists turn to freelancing amid industry-wide layoffs, LinkedIn can serve as an instrumental resource to build their brand, connect with potential clients, and more. Join our next Forum conversation on Wednesday to learn more:
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[FELIX @FellMentKE]

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[Kenya Forest Service @KeForestService]

We Are Hiring!

KFS is a state corporation mandated to protect, conserve, and sustainably manage Kenya's forests and allied resources. As the Service drives the country towards the goal of 30% tree cover by 2032.

[Healthy Newborn Network (HNN) @HealthyNewborns]

The @WHO in collaboration with partners is launching a new toolkit TOMORROW designed to equip health and care workers with the knowledge and confidence to effectively communicate about climate change and health. Register and join at 13:30 CET on 22 Mar: https://t.co/zDIEaaz9fS

[Unitaid @UNITAID]

A Unitaid-funded study represents "a major breakthrough that could potentially protect millions of children from [tuberculosis]," said @DrDuneton.

Find out more: https://t.co/MxB13Fz1KY

[Fredros Okumu @Fredros_Inc]

How will climate change affect the risk of mosquito borne diseases ? Here are some thoughts - updated
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1) Expansions in the geographical range of malaria transmission are more likely to be altitudinal rather than longitudinal. In Africa, this will likely mean more malaria in highland regions; not necessarily in the Sahel

2) The effects of climate warming will be context specific; and must be evaluated with respect to not just temperatures but also other elements such as humidity, hydrology, precipitation, topography etc

3) Malaria mosquitoes (Anopheles) are generally less likely to survive warmer temperatures than Aedes mosquitoes (which transmit dengue, Chikungunya, zika etc). In Africa, we may end up with less malaria but more dengue and the like

4) Increased frequencies of extreme weather events, especially flooding, not only increase the risk of mosquito-borne diseases, but more importantly disrupt health systems. In places that are nearing elimination, where immunity levels might have been significantly reduced, any small upsurges in malaria cases, amid health system disruptions could lead to unexpectedly high mortality rates in both adults and children.

5) Mosquitoes, like all other organisms, are constantly adapting, so some of the predictions we have today may become [partially] invalid depending on the direction of these adaptations. For example, if malaria vectors become more tolerant to heat (as has been demonstrated in some species), they might be able to sustain disease transmission more widely even under increased climate warming

6) Despite current data suggesting a limited direct impact of climate change on malaria, the risk of indirect effects, especially health system disruptions and reallocation of resources, justifies efforts to eliminate malaria proactively. You don't want to be dealing with malaria outbreaks when there are also climate-induced disasters like floods. So malaria control/elimination can be considered an adaptation strategy against climate change

7) In most locations, changes in land-use and land-cover changes, will have greater, more immediate and more direct impact on disease risk than climate change per se - by the way it is easier to measure land-use/land-cover changes than it is to measure climate change

8) The environment, especially the built environment is changing rapidly in Africa. For instance, the proportion of homes that now have metal roofs as opposed to thatch roofs has more than doubled since 2000. My people are building better homes. For Africa's most notorious malaria vectors, such as Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus, which love human dwellings, this change creates a very different microclimate for their survival. How this will impact disease risk remains to be fully understood, but so far, it appears that it will significantly reduce the risk of malaria

9) Broadly speaking, climate science is tough and requires very long-term plans, dedicated scientists and patience. There are still a ton of questions unanswered, especially with regard to local effects of climate change in different localities

[IJNet @IJNet]

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[Align: @alignconnects]

New in @NatureComms: In an evolving climate, disparities in maternal and child health are aggravated by flood events. 89% of the global flood-exposed population reside in LMICs. https://t.co/4fmhybwz13

[BBC Health News @bbchealth]

Male pill: The scientist working on 'progress for humanity' https://t.co/Xrg3iBTDSe

[George Tsitati @Tsitati_George]

The School of Climate Change (SoCC) is an eight-week course taught by leading Oxford academics and organised by the Oxford Climate Society (OCS). Pitched as a 'Climate 101' course, the SoCC is open to everyone, wherever you are in the world. I was part of the first cohort and it was an incredible course on climate change.
It's free!!

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[OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH @opportunitiesfy]

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[Power Shift Africa @PowerShftAfrica]

AFRICA'S AGENDA AT #COP28

As the world heads to #COP28UAE Africa has outlined the following priority areas:

This COP MUST:
✅Address Climate-Induced #LossandDamage
✅Support Africa's #JustTransitions and Sustainable Development
✅Strengthen #Adaptation Action and Support
✅Maximise the #GlobalStocktake to Highlight Equity
✅Real Delivery of Enhanced #ClimateFinance
✅Enhance Ambition on #Mitigation Towards 1.5°C

This paper ‘‘DEFINING AN AFRICAN AGENDA FOR COP28’’ https://t.co/WlbNqPd7y4 details what matters for #Africa at this year's climate talks.

The overriding question, therefore, is, will this be an unprecedented COP as the climate impacts have been? Will it respond with the scale and urgency that matches the escalating #climatecrisis?

[Unitaid @UNITAID]

Kids are among those at highest risk of MDR-TB – the most dangerous and difficult to treat form of TB. The results from the TB-CHAMP trial are a major advance in the prevention of severe disease in the youngest and most vulnerable.

Find out more: https://t.co/IgcrldetuC

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don't all agree https://t.co/oBN64dd4M8

[National Information Platform for Food & Nutrition @nipfnkenya]

Sanitation initiatives that combine sanitation facilities and behaviour change on hand washing are likely to improve child linear growth. Approximately 67 per cent of stunted children live in households that have limited or unimproved sanitation. Read more https://t.co/IOafIODJy6

[Amina Yonis, PhD @DrAminaYonis]

ChatGPT is here to stay.

Here are 10 ChatGPT academic writing prompts that will take your writing from 0 to 100👇🏽

[IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety]

Defective #HIV particles that persistently produce viral components despite antiretroviral therapy could be the source of the ongoing inflammation observed in individuals living with HIV, according to a new study by @NIH researchers.

Read + in @aidsmap: https://t.co/qvNQyXjOZg