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WHO workplan on climate change and health:
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1,2,3,4,5
Scientific evidence
Objective 3 - Promote and support the generation of scientific evidence
There are some important gaps in our knowledge, in particular about the current and potential
future impacts of climate-related risks, the degree of population vulnerability, characteristics of
vulnerable groups, the type of surveillance and alert and emergency management systems, the most useful indicators for monitoring and evaluation of the criteria for action, as well as the comparative effectiveness of different adaptation and mitigation policies for health promotion and protection.
Action
The Secretariat will undertake seven actions.
Action 3.1 Assess the burden of disease attributable to climate change and project it to future
years using existing and new approaches.
Action 3.2 Review and develop methodologies and guidelines on how to evaluate vulnerability
to climate change-related health effects at local, national and regional levels.
Action 3.3 Develop a clearinghouse of existing health protection strategies in Member States
and make the information widely available. Assess comparative effectiveness, including
cost–effectiveness.
Action 3.4 Support and monitor research to improve public health knowledge on the health risks
of climate change and on the most effective interventions to manage those risks.
Action 3.5 Assess the health impact of adaptation and mitigation policies in other sectors and
identify the most effective actions which have the potential to benefit health.
Action 3.6 Identify and develop indicators to monitor climate change-related health outcomes
within surveillance systems.
Action 3.7 Work with other relevant scientific organizations to develop a comprehensive
international assessment of the economic costs associated with the health effects of climate change under different scenarios of adaptation and mitigation action and/or inaction. Provide Member States with means for conducting such assessments at the national level.
WHO workplan on climate change and health:
1,2,3,4,5
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