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Bringing the waters to Casablanca

Demographic pressures, economic development, and climate change affect water availability in Morocco, which is rapidly approaching critical water scarcity. Casablanca, the largest urban center, relies almost exclusively on water sources from other regions. The two primary sources are the surface water stations of Bouregreg, fed by the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah dam near Rabat, and the water from the Al Massira d...

Bridging cultures in healthcare: a systematic review of intercultural dialogue ...

Através de uma revisão sistemática de 59 estudos, o trabalho analisou como estratégias de diálogo intercultural entre profissionais de saúde e utentes de diferentes contextos socioculturais podem ser desenvolvidas e adaptadas para enfrentar os impactos das alterações climáticas na saúde. Os resultados apontam para a importância da formação em competência cultural, da centralidade do diálogo com os utentes e da ...

Voices seeking to be heard: rethinking nature's role in deliberative processes ...

Everything everywhere all at once”: a methodological framework for an inclusive...

The narrative of an ecological transition is currently widespread, representing a significant challenge facing humanity. While the need for this transition is evident, our research proposal is centered around a fundamental question: How can we ensure that the ecological transition is not only environmentally responsible but also equitable and inclusive, considering the unique characteristics of various contexts...

Interculturality, public health and health education: data report based on the ...

Interculturality is increasingly gaining conceptual and operational relevance, especially in public health, since the cultural diversity of population groups generates myriad needs and demands for health services. In this scenario, technology-mediated Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become innovative strategies for health training from an intercultural perspective. In Brazil, this is exemplified by the...

Impacto das alterações climáticas na saúde: perceções médicas e desafios das po...

As alterações climáticas (AC) representam uma ameaça à saúde pública, com impactos diretos na incidência de doenças decorrentes de eventos extremos, favorecendo a disseminação de doenças transmitidas por vetores. Comprometem igualmente as determinantes ambientais e sociais da saúde, desafiando a resiliência dos sistemas de saúde. Neste contexto, este estudo qualitativo analisou as perceções de 13 médicos/as por...

Future and nature stakeholder integration in climate deliberation

Traditional participatory approaches are insufficient to handle the complexity of growing climate difficulties and threats to socioecological balance (Darwish et al., 2023). There is an increasing need to broaden climate discourse by including vulnerable and excluded social groups and conceptualizing how to merge nature representatives with future generations. Inclusive discussion increases the effectiveness of...

Understanding social sciences students’ perceptions of environment and nature: ...

This study presents the results of a survey applied to students of the curricular unit called “Environment, Health, and Wellbeing” which is part of the undergraduate degree in Social Sciences at the Universidade Aberta (Open University), an online distance public university in Portugal. The purpose of the survey was to understand students’ perceptions of the environment and nature, as constructed in their parti...

Universidade intercultural dos povos: articulando saberes para vidas sustentáve...

Acaba de ser publicado o Policy Brief Universidade Intercultural dos Povos: Articulando Saberes para Vidas Sustentáveis e Justas Autoria: Fátima Alves do Societies and Environmental Sustainability Research Group do Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Laboratório Associado Terra da Universidade de Coimbra e da sua Extensão na Universidade Aberta de Portugal que resulta do pós-doutora...

Metodologia participativa para o diálogo intercultural em saúde no contexto das...

O E-poster intitulado "Metodologia Participativa para o Diálogo Intercultural em Saúde no Contexto das Alterações Climáticas", da autoria de Nídia Ponte*, Fátima Alves* e Diogo Guedes Vidal*, foi aceite e apresentado no Encontro Ciência 2025, que decorreu entre os dias 9 e 11 de julho, em formato híbrido, no Campus de Carcavelos da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Este trabalho parte do reconhecimento de que as alt...