Lancet Countdown in Europe
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The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an international research collaboration that brings together 120 leading experts to monitor how the world’s changing climate is impacting public health. Every year, the Lancet Countdown publishes a report that harnesses the latest global data to make clear how climate change is affecting our health, the consequences of delayed action and the health benefits of a robust response. Find more information about the initiative here.
The Lancet Countdown in Europe is a new transdisciplinary research collaboration launched in September 2021 to monitor progress on health and climate change in Europe. Building on the work of the global Lancet Countdown and other regions, it leverages the wealth of data and cross disciplinary expertise in Europe, to develop region-specific indicators to address the main challenges and opportunities of Europe’s response to climate change for health. The indicators provide information to guide health and climate policy decision making and contribute to the European Observatory on Climate and Health. Find more information about the initiative here.
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Observatory Contributions:
- Exposure of older people to heatwaves
- Climatic suitability for infectious disease transmission - Vibrio
- Climatic suitability for infectious disease transmission - Dengue
- Climatic suitability for infectious disease transmission - Zika
- Population vulnerability to extreme heat in Europe
- Labour supply and temperature in Europe
- Climatic suitability for infectious disease transmission - West Nile Virus
- Climatic suitability for infectious disease transmission - Chikungunya
- Heat-related mortality in Europe
- Allergenic tree pollen season start in Europe
- Climatic suitability for infectious disease transmission - Malaria
- The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future
- The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels
- Tracking progress on health and climate change in Europe
- The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future
- Responding to the health risks of climate change in Europe
- The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises
- The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate
Published in Climate-ADAPT Dec 02 2022 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 08 2022