1. 9th EIONET Workshop on Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation James Creswick, Technical Officer Climate change, green health services and sustainable development programme Copenhagen, 15 –16 June, 2015

2. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 A major determinant today and in the future The latest evidence suggests that climate change will cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, before the middle of the current century There are other important potential health risks: migration, food systems breakdown, ecosystems and biodiversity deterioration, economic losses, etc Health systems – too do create an environment impact – which directly and indirectly affects health 4.2% of European CO 2 emissions = 15 000 deaths from cardiorespiratory diseases

3. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Strengthening health community engagement Builds on mandates through the UNFCCC text, and WHA resolution Promoted a more even balance between building health resilience to climate, and gaining health benefits from mitigation policies. Called for a partnership platform to enhance coordination, information sharing and synergies between partners working to implement the goals agreed through UNFCCC and World Health Assembly.

4. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Health [provisionally] in the preamble draft text of the 2015 Paris agreement Pp39 [Recognizing that actions to address climate change simultaneously contribute to the attainment of the highest possible level of health and that climate change policies and health policies should be mutually supportive,]

5. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 WHO workplan on health and climate 1.Strengthen partnerships to support health and climate within and outside the United Nations system 2.Awareness raising 3.Promote and guide the generation of scientific evidence 4.Provide policy and technical support to the implementation of the public health response to climate change

6. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 The Parma “Commitment to act” Integrate health issues in all climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, policies and strategies; Strengthen health, social welfare and environmental systems and services Develop and strengthen early warning surveillance and preparedness systems for extreme weather events and disease outbreaks; Develop and implement educational and public awareness programmes Greening health systems Encourage research and development

7. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Implementing the European Regional Framework for Action to protect health from climate change. Status report: published based on the responses from 22 Member States to a questionnaire on implementation http://www.euro.who.int/en/m edia- centre/events/events/2015/ 04/ehp-mid-term-review

8. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Country profiles 1) Evaluation of activities through the WHO questionnaire 2) Country profiles on climate change and health under development Current exposures Current health impacts Future health impacts Opportunities through mitigation Health benefits of other sectors’ policies Greening the health sector Opportunities through adaptation Health adaptation Health benefits of adaptation in other sectors Summary indicators: key facts and figures

9. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Mid-Term Review of the Environment and Health Process 28–30 April, 2015 in Haifa, Israel Climate change is third highest regional priority

10. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Focus for 6th Ministerial Conference Continue work on identified priority areas: Chemicals (especially asbestos) Air pollution (ambient and indoor) Climate change (and disasters) Water and sanitation

11. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Key messages for climate negotiators Focuses on: Mitigation costs can be offset through health co-benefits Structure follows the main pillars of the negotiating text: mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity building What can negotiator do: Be informed Advocate Promote health in mitigation Promote dialogue Lead by example

12. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Development of climate services Stronger role of WHO within the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Development of a health specific climate services within the EUPORIAS project: a climate- driven mortality model for heat. R. Lowe, J. Ballester, J. Creswick, J.-M. Robine, F.R. Herrmann & X. Rodó (2015) Evaluating the performance of a climate- driven mortality model during heat waves and cold spells in Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12(2): 1279-1294 [URL: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/2/1279].http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/2/1279

13. 9 th EIONET Workshop 15–16 June, 2015 Upcoming activities/events Environmentally Sustainable Health Systems (TBC) Flood–Health Action Plans development (date TBC) 21 st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC (30/11–11/12)