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The video by Wellcome Trust explains how flooding affects human health. Beyond fatalities and injuries during and in the immediate aftermath of floodings, the extreme events can in the mid- to long-term also lead to infectious diseases, disruption of health infrastructure and health systems, and impaired mental health. The diverse, adverse health impacts of flooding call for better preparedness and measures to prevent and reduce health impacts, and they are a strong plea for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.
The video echoes in less than 8 minutes information on the health impacts of flooding described in the EEA report on climate change, water and helath 'Responding to climate change impacts on human health in Europe: focus on floods, droughts and water quality’.
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Published in Climate-ADAPT: Dec 31, 1969
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