Realizing the health potential of climate action: adaptation and mitigation opportunities in the WHO European Region- Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health Information Series

Overview

This document summarizes key evidence relevant to the opportunities and co-benefits of addressing climate change threats to human health in the WHO European Region through both adaptation and mitigation measures. It provides key messages about the multiple health benefits of thoughtfully designed and equitably implemented climate action.

It is the second of a series of three short thematic briefs developed for the Pan- European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH), which has been convened by the WHO Regional Office for Europe to accelerate decisive climate action that protects and promotes health.