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The WHO Atlas of Health and Climate does not offer world-wide maps of direct and indirect climate impacts on health but illustrates the phenomena with numerous case studies. Its features a dedicated section on emerging environmental challenges which, i.a., shows that extreme heat or UV-injuries – unlike many other hazards – have a particularly high influence in relatively wealthy regions like Europe (where lack of natural accomodation meets an increased demographic vulnerability).

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This publication is part of the resources offered at the WHO's portal on Climate Change .
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Published in Climate-ADAPT Jan 20, 2017   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Apr 4, 2024

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