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Watch it: Workshop on forest fires, health and climate concerns
Watch the recording of our workshop addressing health concerns of forest fires in perspective of climate change covering the latest research findings and mitigation strategies to address health challenges from those disasters.
Transdisciplinary conference on connecting health and climate change 11-12 October #ENBEL2023
The conference Connecting Health & Climate Change #ENBEL2023 took place in Stockholm 11-12 October. Thanks to everyone who attended and made the conference such a success.
Conference on Health impacts of climate change: Advancing the European adaptation agenda to 2030
Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st century and its effects increasingly occur in Europe, too. Researchers, policy-makers and practitioners were gathered in Brussels 19 September to share evidence of health impacts of climate change and discuss the way forward for the European adaptation agenda.
Screening and discussion of the film “Too Hot To Work” at climate and health policy conference took place in Brussels
Join us for a film screening and discussion of the film “Too Hot to Work”.
2nd CHANCE conference on Accelerating Climate Adaptation & Policy Development for Health in Africa to take place in Botswana 24-25 August
Join us at the 2nd CHANCE conference to take place in Botswana 25-26 August.
Road to Net Zero in Kenya: ENBEL took part in training of health workers
On 14 June ENBEL project partnered with the Ministry of Health in Kenya to train public health workers to measure and reduce carbon emissions in healthcare facilities.
New film “Too Hot To Work” showcases Water, Rest, Shade & Sanitation framework from ENBEL partner
The film “Too Hot To Work” takes viewers around the world on a tour of the current state of labor in extreme heat.
Factor health into adaptation finance, says Climate Centre study
Finance for adaptation is not sufficiently targeting the countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis and falling short of needs in the health sector, indicates research from Climate Centre funded through the ENBEL project.
Release of HEAT-SHIELD Film Showing the Effect of Climate Change on Manual Laborers
ENBEL releases a new film that showcases the effect of climate change on the occupational safety and health of manual laborers in Europe based on the work in the HEAT-SHIELD project.
First policy brief from ENBEL: co-design in climate change and health research
How can co-design in climate change and health research be most successful? This policy brief provides key messages for research funders and future research projects in this field based on lessons learned from Climate, Environment and Health research projects funded by the Belmont Forum.
New paper on integrating public health in European climate adaptation
In order for health risks to be better integrated into adaptation policy and planning, it is critical to interconnect national and urban levels, reduce sectoral thinking and welcome external expertize and facilitate large-scale data collection and sharing of health and climate indicators, argues Annechien D. Hoeben et. al in a paper in Climate Policy.