Health, Demography and Climate Change (SR18/SRHealth)
The consequences of climate change are already being felt today and are undisputed in the scientific literature. In the future, the risks to human health will increase, and potential negative impacts will be further amplified by demographic change. However, if action is taken in time, there are also opportunities for climate protection, health and other areas of society.
The APCC Special Report "Health, Demography and Climate Change" (SR18/SR Health) is a comprehensive survey, summary and assessment of the current state of research on the complex relationships between health, demography and climate change. As an assessment report, the SR18 is the first Special Report following the publication of the Austrian Assessment Report on climate change as a whole in 2014 (AAR14).
The APCC Report Health, Demography and Climate Change was produced with the involvement of scientists and experts from the following institutions: Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (AT), Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism (AT), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (DE), Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA), Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, University of Graz, Medical University of Vienna, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety GmbH, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Statistics Austria, Graz University of Technology, Environment Agency Austria GmbH, University of Augsburg, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, University of Vienna, University of Nottingham, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Human Capital, World Health Organization and Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics.