Welcome to the Climate and Health Information Exchange (CHIEX).

Diagnostics and Prediction of Climate Variability and Human Health Impacts in the Tropical Americas is a collaborative research network (CRN) funded by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

The principal investigator, Ulisses Confalonieri, is a professor of public health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The CRN has members in five countries of Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in the United States. CRN members also partner on projects with other countries in the region.

Browse this website to learn about the activities of the CRN in research, training, networking and publications.

This website  also has a list of  members, institutions and frequently asked questions (FAQs).   Two special features are news (In the News) and question of the month (QOM).

Contact us at webmaster@chiex.net