Impacts on microbiological quality of water sources under extreme events and their implication on public health

• Grant number: 18/03132-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: August 27, 2018
• End date: September 02, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Environmental Sanitation
• Agreement: CONFAP ; Newton Fund, with FAPESP as a partner institution in Brazil ; UK Academies
• Principal Investigator: Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini
• Grantee: Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini
• Visiting researcher: Miller Alonso Camargo Valero
• Visiting researcher institution: University of Leeds, England
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present proposal aims to go over the activities to be developed in the 21-25 May 2018, referring to the FAPESP/CONFAP call whose objective is to bring to Brazil researchers based in Universities in the United Kingdom. The proposal is based on the Research Mobility modality and the permanence of the researchers from the UK will be of seven days. The reason to respond to this specific call is my participation in a workshop, after an invitation from the White Rose University Consortium - University of Sheffield, University of Leeds and University of York, all based in the United Kingdom. The workshop took place on October 17 and 18, 2017, and was entitled "International Workshop on Microbial Pollution in Water Sources under Extreme Weather Events". The objective of this proposal is to count on the expertise of Dr Isabel Douterelo Soler and of Professor Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero, which are involved in this project and will both, surely, contribute to improve strategies and gain insights on how to safeguard water quality and safety. A reunion like the one being proposed will be a great space to gain insights and share experiences that turn into action guidelines that could be translated into strategies to build resilience. (AU)