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EEA Climate-ADAPT/European Climate and Health observatory

It provides knowledge on climate and health to help understand, anticipate and prevent impacts.

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What you can do with it

Input

  • Select a climate-and-health topic, hazard, indicator, country profile or resource.
  • Explore information on vulnerable groups, health impacts, adaptation responses and enabling conditions.
  • Access maps, indicators, case studies, policy information and resource collections.
  • Information from local to European scales, depending on the dataset.

Output

  • Climate-and-health maps, graphs and indicators.
  • Country profiles, narratives and policy information.
  • Case studies, adaptation examples and supporting resources.

Use it to

  • Understand climate-related health impacts and risks.
  • Explore exposure and vulnerability, including information relevant to vulnerable groups.
  • Identify adaptation responses and supporting evidence.
  • Support health adaptation planning, implementation and monitoring.

Why is it relevant to climate adaptation

Brings a broad range of European climate-and-health evidence into one platform, helping users connect hazards with health impacts, vulnerable groups, policy responses and adaptation examples. Its coverage supports all stages of the adaptation cycle, although update frequency and spatial detail vary across datasets and content types.

Used in

  • European climate-and-health knowledge and policy support.
  • National and subnational health adaptation planning.
  • Analysis of vulnerable-group exposure, urban green space and hospital accessibility.
  • Use by public authorities, researchers, consultants, NGOs and health networks.

Metadata

User Group
Commission services and/or AgenciesNational authoritiesSubnational authorities
Geographic coverage
Europe
Spatial resolution

Local to European

Support of Adaptation Policy Cycle
Step 1: Preparing the Ground for Adaptation
Step 2: Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities
Step 3: Identifying Adaptation Options
Step 4: Assessing and Prioritising Adaptation Options
Step 5: Implementation
Step 6: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Adaptation sectors
Health
Climate hazards
FloodingHeatDrought
Type of outputs
Maps and graphsReports and decision supportDatasets and indicators
Temporality of data
Historical/pastPresentForward-looking
Language
English, and all EU languagues (+Islandic, Norwegian, Turkish) for the textual information
Accessibility and usability
Moderate
Data sources
Public datasets from external providersProject-generated or processed datasetsUser-provided input data
Tool validation use
Peer-reviewed methodologyCase-study validationExpert validation / reputable institution

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