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Teema: FW: European Climate and Health Observatory - request for information
Manused: Request_for Information_letterII.pdf
From:
[email protected] <HERA-ADVISORY-FORUM-
[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 5:22 PM
To:
[email protected]
Subject: European Climate and Health Observatory - request for information
Dear Advisory Forum Members,
Please find attached a request for information shared by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and
the European Climate and Health Observatory, with which HERA collaborates for matters related to
environmental threats.
The information provided will support EEA in drafting a report on climate change impacts on health,
focusing on the changes in water quantity and quality and their impacts on human health.
Please send your response to Eline Vanuytrecht (
[email protected]) or contact her with
any questions you may have regarding this request or the project.
Best,
Sarah
HERA Advisory Forum Secretariat
Dear Colleagues,
We approach you with a request for information on datasets, evidence, knowledge, case studies,
examples of national policy and actions, or relevant contacts that address the climate change impacts
on human health through altered water quantity and quality.
This information is collected for a forthcoming EEA report ‘Addressing climate change impacts on
human health in Europe: water quantity and quality’, scheduled for April 2024.
We are interested in information preventing or addressing a broad range of issues, including:
- Direct impacts of flooding on physical and mental health – addressed through e.g., flood
prevention, emergency response, and post-flood actions; as well as indirect impacts on health
of flooded critical infrastructure;
- Drought and water scarcity impacts on physical and mental health, especially on vulnerable
groups (farmers, low-income groups), as well as indirect impacts of water scarcity and
droughts;
- Water-, vector- and food-borne diseases associated with flooding or droughts;
- Changing surface water temperatures, affecting e.g., harmful algal blooms, presence of
marine biotoxins or Vibrio bacteria; as well as indirect impacts on health of e.g. reduced
availability of water for cooling of power plants.
- Changing water chemistry (bathing water, drinking water,…) due to increased pollution
caused by flooding or water scarcity, salt water intrusion into groundwater aquifers due to
sea level rise;
Kongens Nytorv 6
1050 Copenhagen K,Denmark
Tel: +45 3336 7100
eea.europa.eu
The types of information we are interested in include:
- Case studies of responses to water quantity/quality impacts on human health under the
changing climate;
- Policy initiatives at national and subnational levels addressing human health implications of
water quantity and quality in the context of climate change;
- Evidence and knowledge, including scientific papers, governmental reports, non-
governmental organisations studies, outputs of research projects focusing on the water –
health – climate change nexus
We would appreciate if you could share any relevant information with us by 24 March 2023.
Please send your response to Eline Vanuytrecht (
[email protected]) or contact her
with any questions you may have regarding this request or the project.
Thank you in advance for the information!
Kongens Nytorv 6
1050 Copenhagen K,Denmark
Tel: +45 3336 7100
eea.europa.eu