Global change and health
 
Media materials
arrowProtecting health from climate change [pdf] [WHO headquarters] 
 Top ten actions for health professionals 
   
arrowProtecting health from climate change: WHO experts call for health systems to play a greater role 
 Press Release 4 April 2008 - Also available in French, German and Russian 
   
arrowTaking action to protect health in Europe from climate change [pdf, 52KB] 
 Fact sheet 4 April 2008 
 Also available in: fr[pdf, 59KB], de[pdf, 55KB], ru[pdf, 208KB] 
   
arrowClimate and health [WHO headquarters] 
 WHO Headquarters fact sheet (global scope) - August 2007
Also available in French and Russian
 
   
arrowClimate change affects health now. WHO Regional Office for Europe calls on the health sector for immediate action 
 Press Release EURO/19/05 5 December 2005 - Available in English, French, German and Russian 
   
arrowImpact of climate change on health: how to address new threats now [pdf, 114KB] 
 Fact Sheet 5.12.2005 
 Also available in: fr[pdf, 112KB], de[pdf, 115KB], ru[pdf, 189KB] 
   
arrowHealth effects of extreme weather events: WHO's early findings to be presented at the World Climate Change Conference 
 Press release 29 September 2003 - Available in English, French, German and Russian 
   
arrowExtreme weather events: health effects and public health measures 
 Fact Sheet 29 September 2003 - Available in English, French, German and Russian (.pdf) 
   
arrowFlooding: health effects and preventive measures [pdf, 62KB] 
 Fact Sheet 13.9.2002 
 Also available in: fr[pdf, 57KB], de[pdf, 56KB], ru[pdf, 118KB] 
   
arrowHuman health severely affected by desertification and drought, says the World Health Organization 
 Press backgrounder, December 2000 
   
arrowMore deaths from floods and heat-waves? Climate change and human health 
 Press release June 2000