This project will support the development of new knowledge for the European Climate and Health Observatory and the European Environmental Agency’s second European climate and health assessment report. Activities will align with The Observatory Workplan 2023-2024, where the main focus is on water, health and climate change. This includes developing new indicators and analysing policy interventions on water, health and climate; developing case studies to present implemented adaptation solutions; and assisting in the development of the EEA assessment report.

CMCC role
CMCC is the coordinator and is responsible for project management (Task 0), policy analyses (Task 2), case studies development and review (Task 3), and support to the EEA report (Task 4).

Activities
Task 2 is dedicated to the analyses of international, European and national level policies on water, health and climate change. The aim is to assess the coverage of the general links between climate change and health, especially in water-related policies, and the coverage of the water quantity and quality impacts on human health under the changing climate. 

Task 3 is focused on the development of three new case studies on the theme of water, climate change and health, and the review of existing water-related Climate-ADAPT case studies to identify any co-benefits or tradeoffs with human health. 

Task 4 includes all activities that will be carried out to support the development, production and promotion of the planned EEA assessment report on the health impacts of changing water quantity and quality under the changing climate.

Expected results
The project will develop knowledge for the European Climate and Health Observatory and the EEA’s second European climate and health assessment report (expected publication in April 2024) including: 

• new and updated indicators on climate change and health in Europe, 
• an overview of the relevant climate-health related aspects of international and European policies related to water quality and quantity, 
• an overview of exposure, impacts, and adaptation responses in relation to the hazards of floods, droughts, sea level rise, poor water quality, water scarcity, and food insecurity at the country level,
• updates to the country profiles, and 
• new case studies on implemented adaptation measures to address climate change impacts related to water and human health.

Partners
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre-BSC, Spain