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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

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

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

This study by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre warns for the compound exposure to heat, humidity and air pollution, which lead to worse health outcomes in terms of mortality, cardiovascular, respiratory and pulmonary conditions, kidney function, birth complications, and physiological or cognitive functions. Complex interactions between temperature and environmental variables need to be considered for extreme heat policy and interventions to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat accurately and efficiently

Around half of the 184 million children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency * , according to UNICEF's analysis of 2020 data from 50 countries . This is double the global average of 1 in 4 children exposed to high heatwave frequency

The aim of the SolACE project is to help European agriculture to deal with water and nutrients limitations that will be more frequent in the coming decades due to climate change. SolACE will achieve this objective through the design of novel crop genotypes and innovations in agroecosystem management to improve water and nutrient (i

Making nature part of the urban living environment improves quality of life for all citizens, helps business to prosper, provides innovative and inspiring solutions to major urban challenges (such as flooding, heat stress, drought, poor air quality and unemployment) and helps biodiversity to flourish. GrowGreen aims to create climate and water resilient, healthy and livable cities by investing in nature-based solutions (NBS)

UNaLab will develop, via co-creation with stakeholders and implementation of "living lab" demonstration areas, a robust evidence base and European framework of innovative, replicable, and locally-attuned nature-based solutions to enhance the climate and water resilience of cities. UNaLab focuses on urban ecological water management, accompanied with greening measures and innovative and inclusive urban design

Main seafood toxins are emerging, non-regulated marine toxins that have proliferated in the Atlantic Area as a consequence of climate change and which are harmful towards public health. ALERTOX-NET aims to facilitate market delivery of safer seafood products by putting at disposal of affected industries a new toxicity alert system for prevention strategies/processes across the value chain

The most severe climate change impacts for coastal regions are rising sea levels and more frequent extreme weather events. These contribute to increasing flood risks and an unsustainable escalation of coastal erosion

Europe will not achieve its 2030 goals without urgent action during the next 10 years to address the alarming rate of biodiversity loss, increasing impacts of climate change and the overconsumption of natural resources. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest ‘State of the Environment’ report states that Europe faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency.

This paper looks at global regions that could become suitable for Chikungunya transmission and shall direct preparedness for future outbreaks. The methodology used follows the following steps: global correlative niche models for autochthonous Chikungunya transmission, followed by two projections under the representative concentration pathway (RCP) 4

Urban green spaces seem to provide a benefit to the population in cities, but not a lot is known about the most effective way to deliver this benefit and on who to ensure that the health, social and environmental benefit are increased in the best possible way. The report provides evidence and assesses local case studies on urban green space interventions

The report assesses current practices and level of know-how, and highlights emerging innovative tools national, regional and local authorities are using to tackle the impacts of weather- and climate-related hazards. At global, European and national level there is an emerging need to enhance coherence between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) by taking account of their similar objectives and differences, therefore contributing to better preparedness and response to disasters, and also to sustainable development

Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate risks due to their agglomeration of people, buildings and infrastructure. Differences in methodology, hazards considered, and climate models used limit the utility and comparability of climate studies on individual cities

The full report on the global state of biodiversity was presented to representatives of the (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) members during the IPBES-7 Plenary in May 2019. At this meeting also the summary for policymakers was adopted; it contains 29 key messages and respective background information in the following areas: Nature and its vital contributions to people, which together embody biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, are deteriorating worldwide

The ESPREssO project (Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union), a Coordination and Support Action funded by DG-RESEARCH under the H2020 Programme, have contributed to a new strategic vision on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in Europe and to a future roadmap for research and innovation activities within the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.  To achieve this goal, the project has used three main broad challenges as a logic framework around which to build the recognition of relevant gaps and needs both in the scientific and governance domains: Integrating DRR and CCA, to propose ways to create more coherent national and European approaches and resilience strengthening; Integrating Science and legal/policy issues in DRR and CCA, to enhance risk management capabilities by bridging the gap within these domains at local and national levels; Improving national regulations to prepare for transboundary crises, to address the issue of efficient management of disasters induced by natural hazards (including cascading effects and NaTech) requiring a coordinated effort from two or more countries in the EU, and/or the support of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism

During intensive heat episodes, people suffer from an increased morbidity and mortality. To minimize negative health impacts, the general public and the public health authorities are informed and warned by means of an advanced procedure known as a “heat health warning system” (HHWS).

The publication constitutes a state-of-the-art review of 16 European heat-health warning systems and heat-health action plans, based on the existing literature, web search and questionnaires. The aim of this study is to pave the way for future heat-health warning systems.

The Copernicus Health Hub brings together all of Copernicus' environmental information that is relevant to the health community, including that related to physical health, mental health and well-being. The Health Hub supports users in exploiting and taking up Copernicus data and products.

INHERIT is about stimulating effective inter-sectoral policies and interventions that promote health and well being across the social gradient by tackling key environmental stressors and related inequalities in the areas of living (green space and energy efficient housing), moving (active transport) and consuming (food consumption and production). It aims to encourage mankind to modify our current lifestyles, characterized by a "take, make, consume, dispose" model of growth, to formulate scenarios for a more sustainable future, and to design, implement and test inter-sectoral initiatives to achieve the desired change

The aim of CLARA innovation action is to develop a set of leading edge climate services building upon the newly developed Copernicus Climate Change Services near term forecasts and sectorial information systems (SIS) and sustain their marketability and value. OBJECTIVES facilitate development of new and enhancement of existing climate services by drawing upon the recent seasonal to decadal projections and projections developed under the Copernicus Climate Change Services (C3S); analyse and demonstrate the economic and social value unleashed by climate forecast enabled climate services and corroborate the ensuing direct and indirect benefits various end users and customers obtain from them in terms of reduced risk, more efficient resource management, and improved resilience to climate variability and change; engage service developers, purveyors and end-users in mutually beneficial collaboration and partnerships for service co-design, co-development, co-assessment and co-delivery; contribute to advancing the European innovation, competitiveness and market performance for climate services, by designing and implementing innovative exploitation, business and market-oriented activities

The Climate and Health Program (CLIMA) of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is working to build a prototype of heat health early warning system for Europe.

Climate change driven by human activities has increased annual temperatures in Spain by around 1°C since 1980. The research aimed to assess trends in temperature-related cardiovascular disease mortality in Spain by sex and age, and investigated the association between climate warming and changes in the risk of mortality.

ICARUS (Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems) was a European research and innovation project active from May 2016 to October 2020. The project applied integrated tools and strategies for urban impact assessment in support of air quality and climate change governance in EU Member States leading to the design and implementation of appropriate abatement strategies to improve the air quality and reduce the carbon footprint in European cities

During periods of extreme heat and decreasing rain fall, the risk of wildland fires increases, which can cause intense air pollution, markedly in the form of particulate matter. Especially in Southern Europe, one fears an increased risk of wildfires

BlueHealth is a pan-European research initiative investigating the links between urban blue spaces, climate and health. It is combining interdisciplinary approaches to examine how wellbeing might be promoted through the development of blue infrastructure

Every year, high temperatures affect the health of many people, particularly older people, infants, people who work outdoors and the chronically ill. Heat can trigger exhaustion and heat stroke, and can aggravate existing conditions – such as cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney or mental diseases. The adverse health effects of hot weather are largely preventable through good public health practice, while also following the advice to protect yourself from COVID-19.

This scientific opinion, published in June 2020, examines which adaptation measures could strengthen the European health sector with respect to impacts from climate change. It focuses on vulnerable groups, regions and the urban environment, and the impact of vector-borne diseases, heat and heat waves.