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Diadromous fish (shads, lampreys, eel, salmon, trout and mullet) are migratory, moving between fresh and marine waters. Through their journey, they provide ecosystem services (e

An integrative, landscape management approach incorporating socioeconomic and climate change scenarios is critical to ensure the delivery of benefits from investments in Blue and Green Infrastructures (BGI) to meet the 2020 EU biodiversity targets and sustainable development in the Atlantic Region. ALICE aims to develop an integrated approach considering the relationships between human activities (social and economic aspects), ecosystem service provisioning and coastal and terrestrial biodiversity

Even though Slovenia is a small country in the middle of Europe, it is important to know how heat-waves affect the population’s health. For effective targeting of measures, it was important to identify the most vulnerable population groups in the national context. Thus the specific goal of the study was to identify vulnerable subgroups by pre-existing diagnosis, sex and age group in order to target public health prevention efforts effectively.

The ENA database is the world´s largest, non-commercial pollen database provides long-time data series, tools as well as basic data for pollen information services, EU projects and scientific studies.

This factsheet highlights how climate change is intensifying the frequency, intensity, and geographic reach of heatwaves and wildfires, posing a direct threat to human health and well-being. The lethal combination of rising temperatures and air pollution has led to a global rise in heat-related morbidity and mortality, especially affecting vulnerable populations

This factsheet highlights how mobile health applications have been developed to extract local weather information, assess heat and cold stress, air quality, and provide information about the risk of forest fires. Climate change mobile health tools provide valuable health benefits by offering personalized advice on how to cope with environmental conditions and weather extremes, raise awareness about heat stress, air quality, and forest fire risk, and thereby enhance individuals’ well-being and health

Public health measures are needed to protect the health of current and future generations. In this  policy brief , ENBEL , a European project aimed at connecting health and climate change research, focusses on the disproportional climate change impact on the health of children, who bear the greatest burder of climate-sensitive diseases, including diarrhoeal disease

The objective of NEFERTITI is to establish an EU-wide highly connected network of demonstration and pilot farms designed to enhance knowledge exchanges, cross fertilization among actors and efficient innovation uptake in the farming sector through peer-to-peer demonstration of techniques on 10 major agricultural challenges in Europe, contributing to a more competitive, sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. 10 interactive thematic networks have been created, bringing together 45 regional clusters (hubs) of demo-farmers and innovations actors: advisors, education, NGOs, researchers, industry and policy makers

Heat negatively affects human health. Age, pre-existing medical conditions and social deprivation together with working and living conditions co-determine the vulnerability of people and the severity of adverse health outcomes

People over 65 years of age, particularly those with chronic medical conditions (such as diabetes and heart, lung and kidney disease), are among the most vulnerable to the health effects of heatwaves. Their exposure to heatwaves can lead to negative health outcomes

In 2015, countries committed to limit global warming to "well below 2°C" as part of the landmark Paris Agreement. 5 years on, global carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise steadily, with no convincing or sustained abatement, resulting in a rise in the global average temperature of 1·2°C

This Joint Value Proposition by UNDP and WHO on addressing climate change and health in the Europe and Central Asia region provides an overview of key thematic and programmatic entry points toward strengthening national health adaptation and mitigation capacities. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide, and the risks toward good health continue to grow

The aim of the Econnect project is to visualize the probable effects of climate change on the aquatic environment in the Gulf of Bothnia. That will be done by producing a comprehensive map of future distribution scenarios of underwater biotopes and keystone species by applying geographic modelling methods

It is increasingly evident that climate change is having significant impacts on marine ecosystems and dependent fisheries. Yet, translating climate science into management actions and policies is an ongoing challenge

While significant government resources need to address the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, climate change and biodiversity loss remain urgent global challenges. This policy paper focuses on understanding how Nature Based Solutions (NbS) can be fostered, replicated and scaled up in cases where they provide a physically effective and cost-efficient alternative or complement to grey infrastructure in limiting and managing the current and future impacts of climate change, focusing on water-related risks. It will highlight how NbS may also support a greening of the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

The iSCAPE project aims to integrate and advance the control of air quality and carbon emissions in European cities in the context of climate change through the development of sustainable and passive air pollution remediation strategies, policy interventions and behavioral change initiatives. The project addressed the problem of reducing air pollution at target receptors with an innovative SME-led approach, focusing on the use of 'passive control systems' in urban spaces

CLAiR-City has categorised emissions and concentrations of air pollution, carbon footprints and health outcomes according to citizens' behaviour and daily activities in order to make these challenges relevant to how people choose to live, behave and interact in their urban environment. Through an innovative engagement and quantification toolkit, the public involvement required to enable citizens to define a set of future city scenarios to reduce their emissions was stimulated to support and inform the development of tailored city policy packages up to 2050

SAFERPLACES project aims to support better informed flood hazard and risk evaluation by further development and demonstration of an efficient and scalable risk mapping and assessment service for urban areas.  In addition, the projects aims to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialog and identification of suitable strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

The UNEP Finance Initiative partnered with Climate Finance Advisors to deliver this report to the Global Commission on Adaptation with the objective of focusing greater attention on climate risks and opportunities in private sector investment decisions, as well as accelerating the flow of finance into adaptation activities. The report outlines the many efforts that have been made to tweak the financial system to better integrate climate change into decision making, but finds that the necessary best practice, regulations, rules and standards are currently weak and ill-defined

The Global Goal on Adaptation aims to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change. Given the impact of climate-related hazards, the question is not whether adaptation is necessary, but what are the adaptation options to increase resilience.

Key messages on the interactions between biodiversity and climate change and how we can best work together to achieve common goals are provided by the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Researchers will build a Versatile Emerging infectious disease Observatory (VEO) for the generation and distribution of high-quality actionable information for evidence-based early warning, risk assessment and monitoring of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial resistance. This is an iterative process between data science and technology experts, disease experts, social scientists, and citizen scientists

In an increasingly urbanising world, governments and international corporations strive to increase productivity of cities, recognized as economy growth hubs, as well as ensuring better quality of life and living conditions to citizens. Although significant effort is performed by international organisations, researchers, etc

With climate change becoming an ever-increasing concern for people around the world, countries and organisations have started taking action by introducing either new laws or policies. To initiate and introduce these laws and policies, countries need help from specialists in fields that include climate change and health research to combat the problem in the most efficient way possible while also not causing more problems

A significant proportion of the burden of disease in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution resulting from human activity. This report highlights how the quality of Europe’s environment plays a key role in determining our health and well-being.

This report is a contribution from the public health community to support the negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It was written at the request of the President of the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP23), Prime Minister Bainimarama of Fiji, to the World Health Organization (WHO) to prepare a report on health and climate change, to be delivered at COP24.

This report showcases global findings from the 2017/2018 WHO Health and Climate Change Survey completed by national health services.

Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an unprecedented rate across the planet putting a great number of species on the brink of extinction. A decline in the plants, animals and micro-organisms threatens food security, sustainable development and the supply of vital ecosystem services

Biodiversity for food and agriculture is indispensable to food security and sustainable development. It supplies many vital ecosystem services, such as creating and maintaining healthy soils, pollinating plants, controlling pests and providing habitat for wildlife, including for fish and other species that are vital to food production and agricultural livelihoods

Rising temperatures can decrease snow cover, cause earlier spring melts or shorter snow cover seasons in winter resorts. The PROSNOW project aimed at building a meteorological and climate prediction system supporting the management and optimization of snow in Alpine ski resorts