Thanks for the opportunity to learn from each other on climate and health at this global training!

Trick question: How can we make our #health systems better #quality AND more #climate friendly and #sustainable ? Hardeep Singh MD presents the answers at #ATACH meeting in Madrid! Dr Maria Neira World Health Organization (WHO) - excellent work!

#ATACH - the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health, currently holding its global meeting organised by Dr Maria Neira and World Health Organization (WHO) team in beautiful Madrid!

#Adaptation discussed at #EUClimateAndHealth conference. Dr Sari Kovats sharing insights from #ENBELproject stakeholder mapping
-health missing in adaptation
-breaking down silos & improved capacity needed
-need evaluation of what works & economic evaluation of adaptation measures

Real honour to speak at #EUClimateAndHealth today about climate adaptation in the health sector with such admired speakers as Dr Sari Kovats and Angelina Taylor !

'In Pakistan, women cannot just go out in the street like men and cool off. Also, on top of it they are in charge of cooking, worsening heat and indoor air quality further.', says Jai Das at #EUClimateAndHealth

'This conference doesn't make a difference. You can make a difference once you leave this room and in the next 12 months.' (J. Farrar, Chief Scientist at WHO)

Time to talk about research and action on #ClimateAndHealth - grateful for the invitation and excited about learning from so many incredible speakers and researchers. #EUClimateAndHealth

Infectious disease lecture in 7 minutes, really well done @jansemenza! Chapeau for the insightful talk at #EUClimateAndHealth !

Der Jänner macht in Österreich weiter wie 2023 war - zu warm! Im Vergleich zu 1961-1990 liegt er sogar um +3 Grad über Schnitt.

2023 was not only the warmest year on record, but almost every day since July has seen a new global air temperature high for the time of year.
We do not fully understand what happened last year.

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„Eine Ursache: der Klimawandel.“ es wird teuer, meine Damen & Herren.

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'There were simply no cities, no books, agriculture or domesticated animals on this planet the last time the temperature was so high,” he said. nytimes.com/2024/01/09/cli…

Gerade vor dem Hintergrund der neuen WIFO Studie zur staatlichen Umverteilung zeigt sich, dass Menschen, v.a. Frauen, mit Care-Aufgaben auch zunehmend weniger von öffentlichen Ausgaben profitieren. Wir brauchen dringend einen Ausbau von Kinderbetreuungs- und Pflegediensten!

Im #PaperderWoche geht es um #unbezahlte Care-Arbeit und wie viele Jahre ihres Lebens Menschen in Pflege- und Betreuungsrollen verbringen.

According to a new World Economic Forum report, the top 4 #global #risks for the next 10 years are all environmental:
⛈️ Extreme weather
🌎 Critical change to earth systems
🐝 Biodiversity loss & ecosystem collapse
🪨 Natural resource shortages
⚠️ Pollution = the 5th environmental risk at no. 10

37% der Bevölkerung zahlten innerhalb eines Jahres (nicht über das gesamte Leben hinweg!) mehr Abgaben, als sie an öffentlichen Leistungen erhalten - diese Gruppe findet sich zu unterschiedlichen Anteilen in allen Einkommensgruppen. 3/5