WHO Global Programme on Climate Change & Health

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Description

Both, enhancing scientific evidence and implementing the health response are key goals of the WHO Global Programme on Climate Change & Health.

As the WHO puts it, “Evidence on climate and health [are] poorly integrated into policy, practice and monitoring”. Some priority outputs 2016–2017 of the programme are, thus:

country profiles for > 40 countries
convention of an international workgroup on CC and health economics
a toolkit to support climate resilient health systems and health-promoting mitigation policies

Project information

Lead

World Health Organization

Partners

WHO member states

Source of funding

Governments of: Canada; Germany; Italy; Korea; Principality of Monaco; Spain; The United Kingdom; United States of America. The European Union, The Global Environment Facility and the UN Foundation.

Reference information

Websites:

http://www.who.int/globalchange/en/

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jan 1, 1970

Keywords:

Co-benefits - Adaptation and mitigation, evidence-based., implementation, monitoring, policy support, profile, risk assessment

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Flooding, Water Scarcity

Adaptation Approaches:

Sector Policies, Adaptation Measures and Actions, Adaptation Plans and Strategies, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Agriculture, Energy, Transport

Duration:

2016 -

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Biogeographical regions:

Alpine, Atlantic, Arctic, Boreal, Continental, Mediterranean, Pannonian

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