Climate change REsilience framework for health SYStems and hospiTALs

The European health sector faces significant challenges related to climate change, with one of the primary concerns being the imbalance between numerous mitigation efforts and the relative lack of climate change adaptation (CCA) measures. As a result of climate change, the expected annual damages to European Critical infrastructures (CIs) will more than triple by the end of the century, currently being at €9.3 billion. CIs such as hospitals and schools are particularly vulnerable to floods and high storm winds and will become more vulnerable to droughts.

The project’s main objective is to increase climate adaptation capacities and resilience of the European Health Infrastructure (EHI) and related critical infrastructures. It will establish the basis of a European Network for the climate adaptation of the European health sector and develop science-support for implementing climate change adaptation measures applicable to any EHI.