Co-creating mosquito safe environments

Urbanisation, climate change, and global trade are expanding mosquito habitats. By 2050, much of Europe, including Denmark, is predicted to be suitable for Aedes albopictus, a vector for diseases such as Zika and dengue. With limited universal vaccines and concerns about overuse of insecticides, alternative approaches such as integrating preventative measures into the built environment are needed. This talk explores this by looking at the MBD-Free Project in Zanzibar. This transdisciplinary initiative investigates how adaptations to existing hospital buildings and outdoor spaces, co-created with a diverse range of stakeholders, could help reduce the risk of mosquito-borne disease transmission and support healthier built environments.

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Urbanisering, klimaforandringer og global handel udvider myggens levesteder. I 2050 forventes store dele af Europa, inklusive Danmark, at være egnede for Aedes albopictus, en myggeart der kan sprede sygdomme som Zika, dengue og gul feber. Da der kun findes få universelle vacciner, og der er bekymring omkring brugen af insekticider, er alternative tilgange nødvendige. Med København i 2050 som casestudie undersøger denne forelæsning, hvordan tilpasninger af det byggede og grønne miljø – samskabt med forskellige menneskelige og ikke-menneskelige aktører – kan bidrage til at mindske risikoen for myggebårne sygdomme og fremme sundhedsskabende bylandskaber.