Climate Health Resilience Research Network (CHARRN)
As a new Faculty Research Network, CHARRN aims to bridge critical gaps in research and policy to tackle climate change, health disparities and socioenvironmental resilience.
About
CHARRN aims to ensure that climate adaptation strategies integrate equity, benefiting all communities and not inadvertently worsening social and health inequalities.
The network is co-led by Dr Chengzhi Peng from the School of Architecture and Landscape; Dr Jill Thompson from School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery; Dr Katie Powell from the School of Medicine and Population Health; Dr Maria Val Martin from the School of Biosciences; and Dr Erica Ballantyne from the Management School.
What we do
This team combines expertise in built environment resilience, health equity, participatory public health, atmospheric science, and operations and supply chain resilience. CHARRN aim to submit ambitious, interdisciplinary grant applications to major funding streams and to build partnerships with NHS trusts, local authorities, industry, NGOs, charities, and international institutions to ensure real-world impact.
Events
Seminar: Exploring community-led responses to extreme weather
Date: Thursday 16 July
Time: 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Location: Online link / in person at The Wave, Workroom 3
The Climate Health Resilience Research Network (CHARRN) are hosting their second seminar sharing insights into research exploring community - led responses to extreme weather. The seminar welcomes Dr Lee Towers, Teeside University, and Dr Katie Powell, CHARRN Co-Director UoS.
Climate-related weather extremes are negatively affecting the health of communities now and will in the future, yet the UK’s governance of adaptation has been found unsatisfactory. Despite this, communities are adapting to extremes of weather, but this is poorly understood. Aiming to build a greater understanding of the benefits and challenges communities face when responding to extremes of weather, CHARRN worked with communities focusing on these issues . Found in their three case studies are valuable actions providing crucial services and understanding in facing extreme weather risks. However, these benefits are limited by scarce and insufficient funding for these services.
Get involved with the network
We are an active and growing network, and would be delighted to hear from colleagues across Faculties who are working in any of the areas of expertise mentioned above.
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If you are interested in working with CHARRN, please contact charrn@sheffield.ac.uk.