The AmeriGEO AmeriGEO Week 2026 2026 will be held from November 30 to December 4, 2026, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, with support by Guatemala’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
One Health Plenary Session
Title: Advancing Ecosystem Sustainability through Co-Developed One Health Solutions
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 1 from 2:30-4:00pm CST/GMT-6)
Lead organization and partners:
GEO Health Community of Practice (https://www.geohealthcop.org/)
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN) / Guatemala Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (https://www.marn.gob.gt/)
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS) / Guatemala Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (https://guatemala.gob.gt/author/mspas01/)
Description: As Central America’s most geographically diverse country with unique environmental conditions across its terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, Guatemala is one of the most biodiverse yet disaster-prone areas in the world. Facing intertwined public health and environmental crises, such as infectious zoonotic disease outbreaks, food insecurity and malnutrition, water quality degradation, and air pollution, all threaten the health of humans, animals, and the environment. One Health provides a unifying framework for linking human, animal, and environmental systems, promoting more effective prevention, mitigation, and collaborative planning for these urgent global risks. Supported by the GEO Health Community of Practice and the Guatemala Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources and Public Health and Social Assistance, this plenary session will highlight how co-developing One Health solutions can address environmental health risks and promote ecosystem sustainability through interdisciplinary collaboration in policy and decision-making across the Americas.
More details are forthcoming!
One Health Side Event
Title: Hybrid Capacity Building Workshop to Utilize Earth Observations for Emerging One Health Risks: Focus on Americas
Date/Time: Thursday, December 3 from 9:00am-12:00pm CST/GMT-6)
Description: Join us for an energizing session on how we can incorporate epidemiological data and satellite observations to examine our changing Earth’s systems and address real-world global health challenges. Using the One Health concept, our collective dialogue will offer concrete examples of how environmental data can help strengthen environmental and health surveillance, inform clinical and public health practice, and safeguard community health.
Tentative Format:
Part 1: Air Quality Training Session (9:00‒10:00 am CST)
Part 2: Thematic Area Case Studies & Discussion (10:00‒11:00 am CST)
Part 3: Small-Group Discussion on One Health Applications in Real-World Scenarios (11:00 am‒12:00 pm CST)
More details are forthcoming!