In 2022 and 2023, more than 100 thousand people died from the heat in the European region. “The climatic crisis is a health crisis”: WHO creates a new climate and health commission in Europe Healthcare The European region “heats up” faster than any other region of the world. Every third case of death from the heat in the world falls on Europe. In response to growing threats to the health of the population associated with climate change, the European regional Bureau of the WHO today announced the creation of a pan -European climate and health commission. need for urgent measures The commission will develop practical, economically effective solutions for the healthcare sector against the background of the climatic crisis, which is already directly affecting people’s lives. The new body will be headed by the former Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrin Jacobsdoutir. The scientific adviser is Professor Andrew Haynes from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. ~ 60 > in total the commission will include 11 experts from different countries of the European WHO, representing scientific and political circles, as well as international Organizations. ~ 60 > “The time has come to admit the obvious: the climatic crisis is a health crisis. He is already killing us, and if you do not take urgent measures, it will only be worse, ”said the director of the European Bureau Hans Klage. ~ 60 >“ Our healthcare systems are already experiencing a lot of load, but they can become part of the decision. That is why I called the pan -European climate and health commission, ”he added. 60 ~ p >WHO emphasizes that from the modernization of the infrastructure (for example, the creation of energy -efficient hospitals and early warning systems about the heat) to the reduction of the volume of harmful waste – the potential of the healthcare sector in the fight against the climate change. 62 ~ deadly mortal The threat is 60 ~ p > 80 percent of the population of Europe by 2030 will live in cities – and it will be there the main climatic transformations. Every tenth resident of cities in the region lives at the risk zone. Forecasts indicate an increase in precipitation, an increase in their volumes and the rise in sea level, which increases the risk of floods by nine times. ~ 60 > “climate crisis is not only an environmental threat, but also a threat to public health … in 2022 and 2023, more than 100 thousand people died in the European region in the European region. in 35 countries, ”Catrin Jacobsdoutir emphasized. ~ 60 > according to her,“ the relationship between temperature growth, air pollution and ecosystem changes now affects people’s health ”. 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 >The load is not a healthcare system ~ 60 > climatic crisis is especially dangerous for vulnerable groups of the population: children, elderly, pregnant women, people with weakened immunity. The risks associated with heat and floods lead to physical and mental disorders. The healthcare system is overloaded. while the world healthcare sector itself generates about 5 percent of greenhouse gases global emissions – more than the entire world commercial aviation. Air pollution associated with harmful emissions annually leads to 7 million deaths in the world, of which half a million are in the European region. 62 ~~ 60 > “Scientific data is unambiguous: climate change represents a serious and growing health threat Heinns. ~ 60 > “We must urgently reduce emissions and invest in adaptation measures,” he added. ~ 60 > tasks commissions 60 > pan -European commission will have to formulate recommendations on how to make healthcare systems resistant to climate and energy -efficient and protect the population from climatic risks. 62 ~ halga klyuga emphasizes: “Creation of a pan -European climate and health commission – & nbsp; This is the most important step in the context of financial restrictions and rapidly growing needs. The commission will focus on achievable decisions in healthcare in order to translate scientific data into real actions. ”