Project log
A dated log of project events: fieldwork milestones, publications, partner activities, and updates from the four sites. Roughly monthly cadence; gaps are real, not hidden.
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Kickoff: the first in-person meeting, and a walk through Jardim Pantanal
The Amsterdam and São Paulo sides of the consortium met in person for the first time at FAPESP, where the five Merian-funded projects had gathered for a three-day kickoff. The first two days belonged to the conference room. Each team introduced its work; the projects then sat down together to compare notes, ask questions, and look for the places where their plans overlap.
On the third day the meeting moved out of the conference room and into the field. Together with our local partner Instituto Alana, the Brazilian, Dutch and Alana teams walked Jardim Pantanal, the floodplain neighbourhood that is one of the project's case sites. Walking the place together gave the Dutch side a first real sense of where this work will live over the coming five years. A strong, memorable beginning, and a promising start to the project.
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Project funded under the NWO–FAPESP Merian Fund call
REACH Nexus has been selected as one of five Brazilian–Dutch consortia funded under the NWO–FAPESP Cooperation Brazil–The Netherlands 2024 call "Extreme Heat and Water Events: Mitigating the Adverse Health Effects of Climate Change in Cities." The five-year programme begins on 1 May 2026 and is jointly led by Reinout Wiers (UvA) and Leandro Giatti (USP).