Tackling climate change impacts on health requires solid knowledge and evidence-based and equity-oriented solutions in both adaptation and mitigation. We showcase findings of key recent research projects on heat impacts on health; present the EU knowledge-sharing platform - the European Climate and Health Observatory; and discuss sharing knowledge with EU’s neighbours and across policy fields.
Programme:
Welcome by moderator Kristin Aunan, CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Introduction to the topic climate change and health by Andy Haines, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
European Climate and Health Observatory: closing the knowledge gap on climate and health, by Aleksandra Kazmierczak, European Environment Agency
Introduction to the EXHAUSTION project: Exposure to heat and air pollution in Europe – cardiopulmonary impacts and benefits of mitigation and adaptation by Kristin Aunan, CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Increase in heat-related deaths due to climate change in the last 30 years, by Antonio Gasparrini, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Economic costs of heat-induced reduction in outdoor worker productivity due to global warming, by Anton Orlov, CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Tackling the challenges of climate change for health in the Mediterranean: science-policy frontiers, by Nina Hobbhahn, European Academies’ Science Advisory Council
Climate, health and gender: breaking the silos for planetary health, by Nicole de Paula, Women Leaders for Planetary Health, Lancet Pathfinder
Q&A, moderated by Miriam Dahl, CICERO
Organisers: European Environment Agency, CICERO Center for International Climate Research, European Academies’ Science Advisory Council and Women Leaders for Planetary Health
