Europe heats up faster than any other WHO regionAnd the impact on people’s health becomes more serious. From the increase in mortality rates to the increase in climate -related anxiety, almost all climate -related health indicators have aggravated in recent years.
In response, Who / Europe On Wednesday, launched a new initiative – the Poverty Commission on Climate and Health (Peloton) – To combat the growing threat, climate change in public health installations.
Chaired by former Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the commission brings together 11 leading experts from the whole region responsible for providing recommendations for exploitable solutions.
Mortal heat
With almost half of humanity living already in areas very sensitive to climate change, A third of the heat -related deaths of the world occur in the European region.
During 2022 and 2023, more than 100,000 people in 35 countries in the European region died due to heat.
“The climate crisis is not only an environmental emergency, but it is an increasing public health challenge,” said Katrín Jakobsdóttir.
“We must recognize that the interaction between the rise in temperatures, air pollution and the evolution of ecosystems resulting from climate change induced by humans already affects the health and well-being of the communities of the European region and the world,” she said.
The Commission is responsible for providing recommendations to reduce emissions, invest in adaptation strategies that protect health, reduce inequalities and strengthen resilience.
Escalatialize the threat
The climate crisis disproportionately affects the health of the most vulnerable.
From the spread of infectious diseases to diseases related to heat and food insecurity, “Climate change constitutes a serious and growing threat to human health“Said Andrew Haines, chief advisor to the Climate-Health Who / Europe initiative.