AMR and Climate Change
Climate change is impacting human health, animal health, food, plant and environment eco-systems in numerous ways, many of which contribute to the emergence of AMR. Changes in environmental conditions can increase the spread of bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungal, and vector-borne diseases in humans, animals and plants. The links between climate hazards, infection spread, and AMR are emerging and complex. Despite the well-established connection with rising temperatures documented over decades, the evidence base specifically connecting these climate factors to antimicrobial resistance is still relatively limited. This is particularly true for livestock and aquaculture systems in LMICs where the dual threat of increasing AMR and climate hazards could have significant impacts.
Purpose of the RFP
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to fund small-scale action research studies that integrate, and measure climate change mitigation and/or adaptation strategies with reduced antimicrobial use (AMU) and AMR mitigation measures in livestock and aquaculture systems across LMICs in Asia and the Pacific.
Building on the background context provided, this RFP aims to support research that identifies, measures and evaluates practical solutions that simultaneously address the dual challenges of AMR and climate change. The research should focus on testing and evaluating evidence-based approaches that can be implemented in resource-constrained settings where these challenges are most acute.
Scope of the RFP
1. Geographic Focus: Research studies will be conducted in Asia and the Pacific region, with preference for projects in high-risk areas where climate change impacts and antimicrobial use in food production systems overlap. The projects can be set at a country, multi-country or regional level.
2. Production Systems: We will support up to 4 research studies on aquaculture and/or livestock systems.
3. Research Focus Areas (a minimum of 2 should be included):
- Intervention studies:
- Focus on livestock and/or aquaculture production that simultaneously quantify through measurements the reduction of antimicrobial use and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Focus on livestock and/or aquaculture production that simultaneously reduce antimicrobial use and improve climate change resilience
- Adaptation strategies in livestock and/or aquaculture farming that address changing disease patterns due to climate change
- Systemic approaches for integrating AMR and climate-smart initiatives at farm, local, and/or national levels
- Business and/or financing models for dual-purpose (AMR and climate change) interventions
- Enabling policy environment for integrating AMR and climate-smart initiatives at farm, local, and/or national levels
4. Examples of potential research areas to include but not limited to:
- Animal feed and/or feeding systems as AMR and climate smart solutions
- Mapping common drivers of climate change and AMR emergence
- Breeding solutions that tackle both climate change and AMR
- Quantification of dual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and/or climate change resilience and AMU and/or AMR
- Educational interventions on the interplay of climate change and AMR
- Climate smart water management and waste-water treatment with dual impact on reducing AMU and/or e AMR
- Early warning and monitoring systems that contribute to climate-smart systems with reduced AMU and/or AMR
- Integrated policy and/or regulatory models and comparison at different levels addressing the interplay of climate change and AMR
- Systems and tools for data sharing on climate change and AMU and/or AMR
- Public-private partnership models for integrated climate change and AMU/AMR interventions
The total budget is 100,000 USD for a duration of 9 months.
Templates and process
Download all the relevant documents below:
Budget template (please note not all budget lines will be applicable)
The deadline for submissions is 30 June, 2025 at 23:59 CET.
Interviews for shortlisted applicants will take place during July, 2025.
Questions?
For any specific questions related to this RFP, please reach out through the email: cc_amr@icars-global.org or watch the recording from an informational webinar hosted on 23rd May 2025.
