Protecting health in a changing climate
On 3 June 2025, the European Climate-Health Cluster organised an event at the European Parliament in Brussels, titled Protecting Health in a Changing Climate. Bringing together leading researchers and decision-makers, the event aimed to share and disseminate the...
Climate-Health Cluster gathers in Brussels to advance collaboration within and beyond
The Climate-Health Cluster met in Brussels on 2 June at the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD). The meeting brought together 30 participants, representing the six projects of the Cluster, BlueAdapt, CATALYSE, CLIMOS, HIGH...
Protecting Health in a Changing Climate
You are warmly invited to the roundtable event “Protecting Health in a Changing Climate”, hosted by European Climate-Health Cluster Prof Debra J Jackson, and MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis on 3 June 2024, from 11:15 to 13:15, followed by a networking lunch, at...
Beating the heat starts with the building: rethinking health facilities for a warming world
Walk into a maternity ward in rural Zimbabwe on a summer afternoon, and you’ll understand something instantly: buildings matter. Health facilities that provide maternity and neonatal care with no insulation, no cooling, and no escape from the sun can quickly become...
Pedal Progress: Using Data Science to Obtain City-Wide Cycling Volumes
As the urgency of addressing climate change intensifies, the ongoing shift towards a sustainable future has brought various sectors, including transportation, into the spotlight. Yet, this subject remains delicately sensitive, as it directly influences the daily...
CATALYSE Fieldwork to Tackle Heat Stress and Healthcare Barriers for Migrant Workers
Worldwide, an estimated 1 in 4 adults work outdoors. Outdoor workers face an increased risk of occupational heat stress due to environmental exposures, including temperature, humidity, direct sun exposure, and heavy physical work. Between 800,000 to 1 million seasonal...
Fundació Sanitària Mollet Wins The Healthy Futures Award at the European Sustainable Healthcare Awards 2024
Fundació Sanitària Mollet (FSM), a CATALYSE collaborator, has been honored with the Healthy Futures Award as part of the European Sustainable Healthcare Awards 2024, an initiative by Health Care Without Harm Europe. This award recognizes the groundbreaking project,...
Climate-Health Cluster: Celebrating closing the early warning gap together on World Meteorological Day
This World Meteorological Day, we are celebrating our work to close the early warning gap together with all six partners in the Climate-Health Cluster, who collaborate to increase the societal and policy impact of EU-funded research linked to climate, health and...
Developing projections of infectious disease risk under climate change
Dr. Laurens Bouwer, a senior scientist at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, is at the forefront of understanding how climate change impacts infectious disease risks. As an expert in climate risk assessment, he brings critical insights into this complex global challenge. In...
In its final year, CLIMOS reduces the gap between science and policy in vector control
March 2025. During the recent General Assembly held in Turkey and hosted by EGE University, partners presented key findings and progress in sand fly monitoring, pathogen screening, data modelling for the EWS, and public health measures for preparedness.Sand fly...
