Resilient minds, sustainable futures: Exploring the interconnectedness of Mental Health and Climate Change:Implications for Human and Community Wellbeing (buen-vivir) in Rural and Indigenous Communities in Bolivia

The project aims to improve the wellbeing, known as "buen vivir" of rural and indigenous communities (RIC) livingin high-risk climate areas by bolstering their mental health (MH) resilience to climate change (CC)-inducedstressors through a Transdisciplinary Community-Based Research (TCBR) approach. 

To achieve this goal, theproject has three main objectives: 

1) Strengthening the TCBR capacities of the UCB Faculty of Social and HumanSciences and Louvain Cooperation in understanding the relationship between CC-induced stressors and MH; 

2) Co-creating and mobilising scientific and community knowledge on the link between CC-induced stressors and MHtogether with RIC, public institutions, local authorities, developmental actors and other HEIs; 

3) Promoting mutualcollaboration in TCBR among these stakeholders to develop prevention and intervention programmes together.

This project aligns with the IUC-UCB (2022-2027), fostering synergies and enhancing the impact of both projects.