Since 2024, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation has been part of the project. MOSAIC, an acronym in English for 'Multilocal application of open science in creating healthy environments involving local communities'.

The initiative brings together around 90 researchers from 15 scientific institutions in seven countries. The Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) is one of the partners.

The research project aims to contribute to the health of populations and ecosystems in the Amazon and East Africa in the face of climate change and environmental degradation.

The objective is to establish information systems to support local communities in border areas in assessing the impacts of environmental transformations on their well-being and in developing actions to prevent, adapt and mitigate these problems.

MOSAIC is coordinated by the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) and was selected by the European Union's Horizon Europe program for funding from 2024 to 2027. Click here to access the project website.

It is the first European notice to promote research with the participation of the International Platform for Science, Technology and Innovation in Health (PICTIS), a research center established in collaboration between Fiocruz and the University of Aveiro, in Portugal.

Check out the news on the topic below:

In the tri-border region, a debate on health and extreme events focuses on indigenous knowledge.

Activities of the Mosaic project in Leticia highlighted the potential of integrating scientific data and traditional knowledge.

Event highlights contamination, 'pandemic of the farms' and climate change on the binational border.

The Mosaic project meeting in Oiapoque drew attention to problems that particularly affect traditional peoples.

FiocRuz and international partners advance open science on the frontiers of the Amazon.

Project Mosaic fostered dialogue with border communities and institutions in search of collaborative solutions to address climate and environmental impacts on health.

International research advances on the Kenya-Tanzania border

Mosaic Project, which has the participation of Fiocruz, promoted activities with local communities and institutions

Mosaic Project strengthens surveillance and integrated actions in One Health on the border between Brazil, Peru and Colombia

With participation of IOC, missions integrated fieldwork with sample collection and dialogue with indigenous communities

International Mosaic project concludes first activities in the Amazon

Team met with local stakeholders on Brazil's borders with Colombia, Peru and French Guiana

International project focused on health and sustainability carries out mission in Kenya

Initial action was to prospect local partnerships for the development of activities in One Health and climate change

Fiocruz is part of an international project focused on health and sustainability across borders

Researchers from seven countries will develop information systems to support communities in the Amazon and Africa in facing climate and environmental changes