Outcome Statement

Outcome Statement

Virtual Symposium on Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental (CME) Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic

4-6 August 2020

Outcome StatementThe international virtual symposium on Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental (CME) factors in the COVID-19 pandemic brought together hundreds of researchers from a wide range of disciplines and organizations to discuss what is known, understood, and can be reliably predicted about CMEs’ influence on the trajectory of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The symposium was attended by over 400 participants from 50 countries. The event was supported by 14 organizations, including the World Meteorological Organization, American Geophysical Union, South African Covid-19 Environmental Reference Group, Future Earth, GEO-Health Community of Practice, Elsevier Publishers, Southern Africa Science Service Center for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management; government partners from the United States, Peru, Japan, South Africa; and researchers from several international institutions.

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This Outcome Statement was prepared by the Scientific Committee (SC) of the international virtual symposium on Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental (CME) factors in the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the discussions and deliberations during the symposium. The opinions expressed in this Outcome Statement are the SC’s own and do not reflect the official views of the organisations that supported and sponsored the symposium.