Preparing Tampere for the health impacts of climate change

Successful replication requires engaging a similar multi-stakeholder consortium. In Tampere, core partners include the City of Tampere, Prizztech Ltd., the Finnish Meteorological Institute and Laurea University of Applied Sciences. For other cities, equivalent stakeholders must be present: local government, meteorological or environmental agencies, academic or research institutions and public health professionals. The implementation hub further confirms that epidemiology experts, healthcare professionals, public health agency workers and local municipality workers should all participate to ensure the solution addresses real-world operational needs. 

AURORA’s replicability is built into several core elements designed for transfer. The digital platform and its underlying decision support system, including the simulation engine, risk assessment and AI-based recommendation engine, can be adapted to different cities’ local data on health, weather and communities. The One Health framework provides a transferable methodology integrating environmental, animal and human health. The implementation hub offers a replicable stakeholder engagement model, while the structured demo-to-replicant city approach provides a proven pathway for scaling. Additionally, the project’s emphasis on data openness and interoperable surveillance systems ensures that tools and models can be recalibrated for different epidemiological and climate profiles in new regions.