Key contacts
- Science Leader: Dr Thilo Erbertseder
- Project Manager: Lorenza Gilardi
- ESA Technical Officer: Michael Eisinger
Project Consortium
Clima-care is implemented by a multidisciplinary consortium combining expertise in Earth Observation, environmental and health risk assessment, emergency medical systems, and international coordination.
Project Prime
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
DLR acts as prime contractor and is responsible for overall project coordination, management, and reporting to ESA. DLR provides the core expertise in Earth Observation and leads the integration, processing, and interpretation of satellite-based datasets, including products from the ESA Climate Change Initiative and other remote sensing sources. DLR leads key scientific activities across multiple work packages, including the assessment framework definition, scenario analysis, system level integration, and the development of the climate and health adaptation roadmap.
Project Partners
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Milano is responsible for the development of the regional case study and for the evaluation of climate related health risks. The team contributes expertise in data driven methods and supports the integration of Earth Observation derived variables with health-related indicators obtained from emergency medical call data. In collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Politecnico di Milano also contributes to the design and implementation of scalable and transferable workflows that support the risk assessment activities across different spatial and temporal scales.
Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza (AREU)
AREU provides domain expertise on emergency medical services and access to anonymised emergency medical call data for the Lombardy region. The agency supports the interpretation and validation of project results from an operational perspective and ensures that outputs related to emergency response and system performance are relevant for real world application.
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
GEO supports the project with its extensive expertise in international Earth Observation coordination, with particular focus on Work Package 1 and Work Package 4. GEO contributes to positioning the project within global climate and health initiatives and frameworks, supports the identification and articulation of policy relevant knowledge gaps, and facilitates alignment of the adaptation roadmap with international Earth Observation and climate resilience strategies. Through its global network and coordination role, GEO also enhances the visibility, coherence, and potential uptake of project outcomes beyond the regional case study.