🌐 World Economic Forum Opinion: 'Europe is paying to make itself sick – and the health bill proves it.' Time to prioritise well-being over traditional GDP growth, writes Dr Hans Kluge, Regional Director, WHO Europe #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH #WHA79 www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

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β€œThe current state of the planet, where we are breaching multiple planetary boundaries, and which manifests itself as public health threats impacting millions of people across the world, provides ample scientific evidence that climate change should be declared a public health emergency of international concern,” says PIK director Johan RockstrΓΆm on the new #PECCH report.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/16/who-should-declare-climate-crisis-global-public-health-emergency-experts-say

Gli eventi meteorologici estremi non sono solo una crisi climatica, ma anche una crisi di salute pubblica

... che mette a dura prova i sistemi sanitari, le economie e la vita delle persone piΓΉ a rischio, avverte la Commissione paneuropea sul clima e la salute (#PECCH) in una lettera aperta all'Organizzazione Mondiale della SanitΓ .

Extreme heat is a growing public health emergency, experts warn | Euronews
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Extreme heat is also a public health emergency, experts warn

Experts warn extreme weather is a growing public health emergency, urging urgent action to protect vulnerable populations and strengthen health systems amid rising heat-related deaths and disease outbreaks.

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