On 15 May, the OneAquaHealth shared its results focused on Coimbra’s urban streams and their potential to improve health in the city.
The Workshop Gestão das Ribeiras Urbana para a Saúde Ambiental e Humana: Resultados do Projeto OneAquaHealth was held in Coimbra, at the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente auditorium, where Maria Feio and her team at Freshwater Ecology MARE UC, coordinators of the european project, joined the portuguese partners SHINE 2Europe, represented by the CEO Carina Dantas, Marionet, guests Pedro Raposo de Almeida, Jorge Brito, Sandra Carvalho, Manuel Malva, Alexandra Aragão, Sara Rebelo Silva, Nuno Bravo and Luís Santos Costa as well as other participants in round-table discussions.
OneAquaHealth aims to improve the sustainability and integrity of freshwater ecosystems in urban environments. By investigating the interconnection of ecosystem health and human wellbeing, the project will identify early warning indicators and enhance environmental monitoring with AI-assisted tools. As a result, the project will support decision-makers in finding adequate and timely decisions as well as effective measures to restore aquatic ecosystems health and promote OneHealth.
By filling knowledge gaps and by adopting the One Digital Health (ODH) principles, policy instruments for the management of urban aquatic sites can be improved substantially. The project will develop digital tools – an Environmental Surveillance System, a Decision & Support System and a CitizenScience App to raise awareness and to engage all relevant stakeholders to jointly achieve thriving ecosystems and healthier communities for the future.
Find out more at https://www.oneaquahealth.eu/