Bolivia
Duration
2024-2029
Lead institutions
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”
Academic partners
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Ana María Arias Uriona
Project status
Ongoing
Programme
TEAM
Total budget
299,227.50
Summary
The project aims to improve the wellbeing, known as “buen vivir” of rural and indigenous communities (RIC) living in high-risk climate areas by bolstering their mental health (MH) resilience to climate change (CC)-induced stressors through a Transdisciplinary Community-Based Research (TCBR) approach. To achieve this goal, the project has three main objectives: 1) strengthening the TCBR capacities of the UCB Faculty of Social and Human Sciences and Louvain Cooperation in understanding the relationship between CC-induced stressors and MH; 2) Co-creating and mobilising scientific and community knowledge on the link between CC-induced stressors and MH together with RIC, public institutions, local authorities, developmental actors and other HEIs; 3) Promoting mutual collaboration in TCBR among these stakeholders to develop prevention and intervention programmes together.
This project aligns with the IUC-UCB (2022-2027), fostering synergies and enhancing the impact of both projects.
