2nd Edition, November 2024

Newsletter on climate change and human health in Europe

Editorial

Dear reader, 

Welcome to the second edition of our quarterly newsletter! Here you can find the latest news from the European Climate and Health Observatory and on climate-health policy and action in Europe.

This newsletter is part of our mission to enhance Europe's resilience to the health impacts of climate change. We aim to achieve this by offering access to a wide and expanding range of resources on climate-health risks, impacts, and responses on the European Climate and Health Observatory portal and by fostering knowledge exchange among stakeholders from the health and climate adaptation sectors.

If you find our newsletter valuable, please circulate it within your network. We welcome your suggestions for future editions via climate.adapt@eea.europa.eu.

Sincerely, 

The EEA team, on behalf of the European Climate and Health Observatory management group

Spotlight

©  Ben Heslop, Picture 2050 / EEA & EIONET

Briefing Launch 

Heat impacts on health: Surveillance and preparedness in Europe

Join the #EUHPP live webinar event on November 29th from 10:00 - 11:00 CET to learn about the key findings and insights from this new EEA briefing.  

News from Observatory partners

© Lancet Countdown

2024 report from the Lancet Countdown finds record breaking human cost of climate change

Deadline November 15!

ECDC: Call for Seconded National Experts

 New case study published by ASPHER: Online training in climate change and health

New study from EFSA finds an increased risk of Vibrio bacteria in seafood due to climate change and antimicrobial resistance

New resources in the Observatory portal

Temperature-related mortality burden and projected change in 1,368 European regions: a modelling study

ETC HE Report 2024/8: Climate health risks to children and adolescents: exposures, policy and practice interventions

Heat at work: Guidance for workplaces

Navigating Tomorrow's Tide: Exploring the Future of Ocean Resources and Their Impact on Food and Feed Safety

More news on climate change and health

© Roberto Pestarino, Climate Change PIX /EEA

Europe’s annual heat deaths estimated to triple by 2100 with rising regional disparities

© Brendan Vaughan, Environment & Me /EEA

WHO, WMO, and Rockefeller Foundation bring together stakeholders to discuss climate and health data integration 

© International Labour Organization

ILO report on heat, health and safety at work

© Francesca Fabiano, My City /EEA

Urban heat islands: managing extreme heat to keep cities cool

© Freepik

Eurocigua II final workshop planned for Fall 2025

© Marco Barretta, Climate Change PIX / EEA

Heat caused over 47,000 deaths in Europe in 2023

Upcoming events

• November 11 - 22nd, 2024: Health events at COP 29

• November 12 - 14th, 2024: European Public Health Conference

• November 29th, 2024: Webinar - Monitoring heat impacts on health in Europe

• December 5th, 2024: Webinar - Integrating health risks in nature-based solutions

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