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ENBEL factsheet: Wildfires, air pollution and health

This factsheet highlights how wildfires are increasing around the world due to higher temperatures, more arid seasons, and dry vegetation and soil. The frequency, intensity, and duration of wildfire season is increasing and contributing to health problems

ENBEL factsheet: Heat, air pollution, and heart and lung disease

This factsheet highlights how extreme heat and heat stress, in combination with air pollution (including from wildfires), may exacerbate existing health conditions and lead to death and disease. The ENBEL research factsheet series provides accessible summaries of research findings from the projects in the ENBEL network on a wide range of climate change and health topics

Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022

Heat in the 2022 summer caused more than 61,000 excess heat-related deaths among the European population, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.  Countries in Southern Europe, including   Italy, Greece ,   Spain and Portugal , suffered most, with h eat-related mortality rates   ranging between 295 and 211 deaths per million people

Commonly used indices disagree on the role of humidity in heat-health impacts

A study published in Climate and Atmospheric Science , a partner journal of Nature, finds that different indices used to express the health impacts of heat stress (HSIs) assign different relative importances to temperature and humidity, and may therefore support different adaptation measures to reduce adverse health effects. In hot atmospheric conditions, humans sweat to maintain the body’s internal temperature

The CHANCE network for climate and health collaboration in Africa - ENBEL educational videos 6/6

The ENBEL project , that brings together climate change and health researchers, has made a series of five short educational videos to give more information on how climate change effects our health and what we can do about it.  The African continent - as the rest of the world - is faced with climate change health effects such as heat and infectious diseases, often affecting the most vulnerable groups in society

Rapidly increasing likelihood of exceeding 45-50°C and heat-related deaths in the Mediterranean and Middle East

With climate change, the likelihood of extremely hot days, associated with excess mortality, is increasing rapidly. According to a  recent study  published in Nature Climate and Atmospheric Science, in the hottest of 12 selected locations in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, maximum daily temperatures above 50°C are becoming 10 to 1000 times more likely than in pre-industrial times, and by the end of the century such extremes could occur every year in the hottest locations due to human influence

European Climate Data Explorer

The European Climate Data Explorer is a graphical user interface on Climate-ADAPT that provides access to many climate indices from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), including indices related to the impact of climate change on health.

ENBEL factsheet: Chronic kidney disease and heat stress

This factsheet highlights chronic kidney disease of non-traditional cause (CKDnt) affects millions of outdoor manual workers in tropical environments. As global temperatures rise, more workers will be put at risk of CKDnt, increasingly a concern for workers also in EU and US

ENBEL briefing: Climate services for heat-health protection

Extreme heat affects health and wellbeing. In this  policy brief , ENBEL , a European project aimed at connecting health and climate change research, explains how climate services developed in partnerships between national weather agencies and the health sector can protect populations from heatwaves and manage health services better

ENBEL briefing: Protecting the vulnerable from heatwaves

Exposure to high temperatures impacts human health but some individuals are more at risk due to higher exposures or differential susceptibility. In its policy brief , ENBEL , a European project aimed at connecting health and climate change research, summarises the growing body of evidence on vulnerable groups and prevention measures in heat health action plans

Control of ciguatera poisoning in Canary Islands, Spain

The surveillance system set up by the Canary Islands Government aims to remove certain fish containing ciguatoxins from the market and to improve the detection of ciguatera in humans. The case study illustrates benefits to artisanal fisheries and public health

Mastering media interviews to promote climate and health

This document by HealthCare Without Harm (HCWH) Europe provides an introduction to basic interview techniques and how to speak to the media about health impacts of climate change. It provides practical tips and key messages on climate change and health to prepare for media opportunities.

Guidance on climate change and health

Climate change impacts health directly due to extreme weather events. Extreme heat, rising sea levels, floods, extreme precipitation, droughts, and storms are increasingly frequent and lead to tens of thousands of deaths every year, mainly in low- and middle-income countries

Climate change and its impact on lung health: a focus on Europe

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that climate change poses potentially the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. Extreme temperatures, increased pollen and extreme weather events are climate impacts that will affect respiratory health

Manual for monitoring insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors and selecting appropriate interventions

There is growing evidence that climate change is linked to observed changes in vector-borne disease (VBD) endemicity; this, in turn, is caused by shifts in vector distribution and expansion of vector species into geographical regions that were hitherto unsuitable for climatic reasons. These changes have led to the emergence of VBDs that were historically absent because of climatic unsuitability in areas where the current climate enables pathogen transmission by local vectors

CLIMOS project podcast on sand fly-borne diseases and their relation to climate change

CLIMOS Talks is a podcast series, consisting of a set of informal conversations that explain the CLIMOS project. CLIMOS (Climate Monitoring and Decision Support Framework for Sand Fly-borne Diseases Detection and Mitigation with Cost-benefit and Climate-policy Measures) aims at tackling an important vector-borne diseases transmission system susceptible to climate and environmental changes

German Status Report on Climate Change and Health 2023

This report provides an overview of the health impacts of climate change in Germany and ways to respond and build resilience, thereby paying attention to specific vulnerable groups. It contains three parts based on reviews by leading scientists

Urban landscapes and climate change: the contribution of Landscape Architects to improve the quality of life

The report, which is concerned with the practice of Landscape Architecture to improve the quality of life in cities, outlines the context of climate change in terms of the science, the politics and aspirations, both in Europe and globally. It discusses how cities are changing, how their resident populations are at risk, and how Covid-19 has further complicated the situation, perhaps advancing even more urgently the need for action

WHO/Europe report on valuing urban green and blue spaces for health and well-being

Green and blue spaces, such as parks, gardens, green walls, street trees and water bodies, function among others as nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation through, for example, providing urban cooling and reducing flood risks. The spaces are also locations that enable physical activity, mental well-being and social interactions

Budapest Declaration: accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future

Adopted on 6 July 2023 by health and environment ministers of the countries of the WHO European Region, the Budapest Declaration formulates political commitments and actions to address the health risks posed by the triple crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss along with – and in the context of – recovery from COVID-19. The Declaration prioritizes urgent, wide-ranging action on health challenges related to this triple crisis, and aims to accelerate the just transition towards resilient, healthy, equitable and sustainable societies

Red Cross Red Crescent Heat Toolkit

The Heat Toolkit is a set of resources developed by the Red Cross Red Crescent Network to help communities prepare for heat waves. It includes guides, campaign material for awareness raising, case studies, policy briefs and research reports

Training on the Impact of Climate Change on Public Health: Reflections and Lessons Learnt

This letter published in the Portuguese Journal of Public Health reflects on the needs and interests from different audiences in training on climate change and health and the impact that is foreseen in mainstreaming the climate-health topic. It also presents experiences and lessons learnt from a  training prepared and organized by the NOVA National School of Public Health of NOVA University of Lisbon (ENSP-NOVA) in 2023 that focused on climate change and its impact on public health

Web app for mortality attributable to heat in Spain

Heat exposure can have direct effects such as heat stress or dehydration, or indirect effects such as a worsening of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, kidney diseases or electrolyte disorders. Ultimately, heat can lead to death

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