Most national climate adaptation plans and strategies mention risks to human health. However, this is not often translated to specific policies, measures or targets to reduce these risks. The ENBEL project, funded by the European Commission under the H2020 programme, aims to support European policy making on climate change and health. In this workshop we present the results of recent research on the implementation of adaptation measures in Europe and review the evidence needs of EU, national and international decision makers. The workshop aims to support evidence translation for adaptation that prioritises health protection and equity. The workshop will include presentations on stakeholder mapping and interviews with key decion makers, as well as a comparison of current policies in health adaptation. We review the recent European policies on COVID recovery and evaluate whether these will benefit adaptation. Economic evaluations are important for decision making and we review economic assessments for local climate action and for climate services for health.
The workshop takes places at the 16th European Public Health Conference 2023 in Dublin, Ireland, Friday 10 November 11:40-12:40 local time.
Liffey Meeting Room 3.
For participation in the conference and workshop, please consult the website of the European Public Health Conference: 16th European Public Health Conference (ephconference.eu)
The workshop is organised by the ENBEL project and the European Publich Health Association’s Environment and Health Section
Co-chairs Dr Sari Kovats, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Prof Marija Jevtic, University of Novi Sad/European Public Health Association - Environment and Health Section
Programme
Climate change and public health: barriers and levers for implementation of climate adaptation in Europe
Grace Turner, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom)
Adaptation to heat and concomitant environmental risks in Europe: a GAP Analysis.
Elena Mazzalai, Department of Epidemiology ASL Roma 1 (Italy)
Stakeholder mapping: regional comparisons in adaptation implementation
Julian Natukunda, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom)
Cost-benefit assessment of health benefits of local climate action: scoping review
Sari Kovats, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom)
Costs and benefits of climate services for heat-health adaptation in Europe
Isabelle Budin Ljøsne, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norway)