Blar i forfatter "Evengård, Birgitta"

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    • A Call for Urgent Monitoring of Food and Water Security Based on Relevant Indicators for the Arctic 

      Nilsson, Lena Maria; Destouni, Georgia; Berner, James; Dudarev, Alexy A.; Mulvad, Gert; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Parkinson, Alan; Tikhonov, Constantine; Rautio, Arja; Evengård, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      This perspective paper argues for an urgent need to monitor a set of 12 concrete, measurable indicators of food and water security in the Arctic over time. Such a quantitative indicator approach may be viewed as representing a reductionist rather than a holistic perspective, but is nevertheless necessary for actually knowing what reality aspects to monitor in order to accurately understand, quantify, ...

    • Identifying climate-sensitive infectious diseases in animals and humans in Northern regions 

      Omazic, Anna; Bylund, Helena; Boqvist, Sofia; Hogberg, Anne-Marie; Björkman, Camilla; Tryland, Morten; Evengård, Birgitta; Koch, Anders; Berggren, C.; Malogolovkin, A; Kolbasov, D; Pavelko, N; Thierfelder, Tomas; Albihn, Ann (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-14)
      <i>Background</i> - General knowledge on climate change effects and adaptation strategies has increased significantly in recent years. However, there is still a substantial information gap regarding the influence of climate change on infectious diseases and how these diseases should be identified. From a One Health perspective, zoonotic infections are of particular concern. The climate in Northern ...

    • Indicators of food and water security in an Arctic Health context - results from an international workshop discussion 

      Nilsson, Lena Maria; Berner, James; Dudarev, Alexey A.; Mulvad, Gert; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Parkinson, Alan; Rautio, Arja; Tikhonov, Constantine; Evengård, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      In August 2012, a literature search with the aim of describing indicators on food and water security in an Arctic health context was initialized in collaboration between the Arctic Human Health Expert Group, SDWG/AHHEG and the AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme within the Arctic Council) Human Health Assessment Group, AMAP/HHAG. In December 2012, workshop discussions were performed ...