Marina Romanello1, Kim van Daalen2, Josep M Anto3, Niheer Dasandi4, Paul Drummond5, Ian G Hamilton6, Slava Jankin7, Vladimir Kendrovski8, Rachel Lowe9, Joacim Rocklöv10, Oliver Schmoll8, Jan C Semenza11, Cathryn Tonne12, Maria Nilsson13. 1. Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK. 2. Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK. 3. Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain. 4. School of Government, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. 5. Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London, London, UK. 6. Energy Institute, University College London, London, UK. 7. Data Science Lab, Hertie School, Berlin, Germany. 8. European Centre for Environment and Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Bonn, Germany. 9. Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. 10. Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. 11. Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. 12. Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain. 13. Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Electronic address: maria.nilsson@umu.se.
Abstract
Left unabated, climate change will have catastrophic effects on the health of present and future generations. Such effects are already seen in Europe, through more frequent and severe extreme weather events, alterations to water and food systems, and changes in the environmental suitability for infectious diseases. As one of the largest current and historical contributors to greenhouse gases and the largest provider of financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation, Europe's response is crucial, for both human health and the planet. To ensure that health and wellbeing are protected in this response it is essential to build the capacity to understand, monitor, and quantify health impacts of climate change and the health co-benefits of accelerated action. Responding to this need, the Lancet Countdown in Europe is established as a transdisciplinary research collaboration for monitoring progress on health and climate change in Europe. With the wealth of data and academic expertise available in Europe, the collaboration will develop region-specific indicators to address the main challenges and opportunities of Europe's response to climate change for health. The indicators produced by the collaboration will provide information to health and climate policy decision making, and will also contribute to the European Observatory on Climate and Health.
Left unabated, climate change will have catastrophic effects on the health of present and future generations. Such effects are already seen in Europe, through more frequent and severe extreme weather events, alterations to water and food systems, and changes in the environmental suitability for infectious diseases. As one of the largest current and historical contributors to greenhouse gases and the largest provider of financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation, Europe's response is crucial, for both human health and the planet. To ensure that health and wellbeing are protected in this response it is essential to build the capacity to understand, monitor, and quantify health impacts of climate change and the health co-benefits of accelerated action. Responding to this need, the Lancet Countdown in Europe is established as a transdisciplinary research collaboration for monitoring progress on health and climate change in Europe. With the wealth of data and academic expertise available in Europe, the collaboration will develop region-specific indicators to address the main challenges and opportunities of Europe's response to climate change for health. The indicators produced by the collaboration will provide information to health and climate policy decision making, and will also contribute to the European Observatory on Climate and Health.
Authors: Parnian Khorsand; Maisoon Chowdhury; Arthur Wyns; Lotta Velin; Marie-Claire Wangari; Gabriela Cipriano; Omnia El Omrani; Poorvaprabha Patil; Kim van Daalen Journal: BMJ Glob Health Date: 2022-05
Authors: Claudia Di Napoli; Alice McGushin; Marina Romanello; Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson; Wenjia Cai; Jonathan Chambers; Shouro Dasgupta; Luis E Escobar; Ilan Kelman; Tord Kjellstrom; Dominic Kniveton; Yang Liu; Zhao Liu; Rachel Lowe; Jaime Martinez-Urtaza; Celia McMichael; Maziar Moradi-Lakeh; Kris A Murray; Mahnaz Rabbaniha; Jan C Semenza; Liuhua Shi; Meisam Tabatabaei; Joaquin A Trinanes; Bryan N Vu; Chloe Brimicombe; Elizabeth J Robinson Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-04-06 Impact factor: 4.135