The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms
Executive Summary The Lancet Countdown is an international research collaboration that
independently monitors the evolving impacts of climate change on health, and the emerging …
independently monitors the evolving impacts of climate change on health, and the emerging …
Public health implications of drought in a climate change context: a critical review
Extreme weather events are expected to increase due to climate change, which could pose
an additional burden of morbidity and mortality. In recent decades, drought severity has …
an additional burden of morbidity and mortality. In recent decades, drought severity has …
Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022
J Ballester, M Quijal-Zamorano… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Over 70,000 excess deaths occurred in Europe during the summer of 2003. The resulting
societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect …
societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect …
Testing the EKC hypothesis for ecological and carbon intensity of well-being: The role of forest extent
The G-20 countries represent a considerable percentage of the global economy and are
crucial in matters to do with support for environmental sustainability. The uniqueness of this …
crucial in matters to do with support for environmental sustainability. The uniqueness of this …
The green transition and its potential territorial discontents
The impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed across territories. Less is known
about the potential effects of climate policies aimed at mitigating the negative consequences …
about the potential effects of climate policies aimed at mitigating the negative consequences …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment
Background Ambient air pollution is a major risk to health and wellbeing in European cities.
We aimed to estimate spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air …
We aimed to estimate spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air …
Noise and air pollution as risk factors for hypertension: part I—epidemiology
Traffic noise and air pollution are 2 major environmental health risk factors in urbanized
societies that often occur together. Despite cooccurrence in urban settings, noise and air …
societies that often occur together. Despite cooccurrence in urban settings, noise and air …
Decision-support tools to build climate resilience against emerging infectious diseases in Europe and beyond
Climate change is one of several drivers of recurrent outbreaks and geographical range
expansion of infectious diseases in Europe. We propose a framework for the co-production …
expansion of infectious diseases in Europe. We propose a framework for the co-production …
[HTML][HTML] Harnessing the connectivity of climate change, food systems and diets: Taking action to improve human and planetary health
With climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing conflicts, food systems and the
diets they produce are facing increasing fragility. In a turbulent, hot world, threatened …
diets they produce are facing increasing fragility. In a turbulent, hot world, threatened …
West Nile virus eco-epidemiology and climate change
West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus with a wide geographical distribution. It is maintained
in an enzootic bird-mosquito cycle and exhibits regular zoonotic transmission to humans, to …
in an enzootic bird-mosquito cycle and exhibits regular zoonotic transmission to humans, to …