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Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world, and climate risks are threatening people’s health, as well as several aspects contributing to people's wellbeing, including its energy and food security, ecosystems, infrastructure, water resources, and financial stability. According to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessment, many of these risks have already reached critical levels and could become catastrophic without urgent and decisive action.
Heat is the gravest and most urgent climate risk driver for human health. At greatest risk are specific population groups, such as outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat, the elderly and people living in poorly built dwellings, in areas with a strong urban heat island effect or with inadequate access to cooling. Many levers to reduce climate risks for health lie outside traditional health policies, such as urban planning, building standards and labour laws.
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