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The report underscores the critical need to urgently implement existing EU legislation, notably various European climate, water and health policies and integrate them further, and roll out the already existing solutions across all sectors and government levels to protect lives, prevent adverse health outcomes and increase wellbeing.

To enhance our preparedness for future climate-related challenges to health from floods, water scarcity and deteriorated water quality, responses are needed in both the health sector and other sectors that have an impact on health, including water management, spatial planning, building design or insurance.

 

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/responding-to-climate-change-impacts/
Contributor:
European Environment Agency

Published in Climate-ADAPT May 15, 2024   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT May 15, 2024

Date of publication:

2024

Keywords:
Climate adaptation policies and actions, climate health crisis, drought, floods, water quality, water scarcity, water temperature
Climate impacts:

Droughts, Flooding, Sea Level Rise, Water Scarcity

Adaptation Approaches:

Sector Policies, Just Resilience, Adaptation Measures and Actions, Nature-based solutions, Adaptation Plans and Strategies, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Coastal areas, Disaster Risk Reduction, Health, Water management

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

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