A Comparative Perspective on Surveillance: Contributions of the RISK-E-SCAPE project to new legal, social and public health solutions in case of disaster

This contribution focuses on the concept of surveillance in the case of crisis linked to public health emergencies, specifically on disasters caused by climate change. Public health is a global matter, with a global impact – especially if we consider epidemiologic issues and climate change. Attention to detail is important, including at local levels, and helps to better prepare to mitigate disasters and to provide adequate responses. In addition, there is much to extract from the comparison of experiences, like the one made possible with the project RISK-E-SCAPE, focusing on disaster health and climate change resilience. The project is a partnership between the European Union countries and countries located in Asia, including Nepal and Bangladesh. The article builds on the basics of disaster epidemiology and underlines the importance of good collaboration and shared experiences to develop innovation in surveillance procedures.