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Deliverables
Deliverable 3.1 Results of Population Survey: Population Survey Results
Deliverable 2.4 Critical Analysis of Heat Plans and Interviews: Critical Analysis of Heat Plans and Interviews
Deliverable 2.3 Key Informant Interviews: Key Informant Interviews
Deliverable 2.2 Literature Review: Literature Review
Deliverable 2.1 Compilation of EU national Heat Plans: Heat Plan Compilation
Publications
Governing heatwaves in Europe: comparing health policy and practices to better understand roles, responsibilities and collaboration (Kirsten Vanderplanken, Peter van den Hazel, Michael Marx, Ahmad Zia Shams, Debarati Guha‑Sapir and Joris Adriaan Frank van Loenhout)
https://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/disaster-management/about-disasters/definition-of-hazard/extreme-temperatures/ (on heatwaves by IFRC)
https://72tuntia.fi/en/?lang=en (on self-preparedness)
Kick-Off Meeting Heidelberg
Presentations kick-off meeting
- Heatwaves and Health – Prof. M. Marx: Marx_Heatwaves and Health
- Country presentations
- Netherlands: vdHazel_Netherlands_Country Presentation
- Israel: Chudnovsky_Israel_Country Presentation
- Georgia: Nia_Georgia_Country Presentation
- Germany: Louis_Germany_Country Presentation
Background Literature
Astrom, D.O.; Forsberg, B.; Rocklov, J. Heat wave impact on morbidity and mortality in the elderly population: A review of recent studies. Maturitas
2011 , 69, 99– 105.
USEPA. 2013. United states environmental protection agency. Heat island effect. Available: http://www.epa.gov/hiri.
Van Loenhout, J.A.F.; Guha-Sapir, D. How resilient is the general population to heatwaves? A knowledge survey from the ENHANCE project in Brussels and
Amsterdam. BMC Res. Notes 2016, 9, 499
Cuesta, Julita Gil, et al. “General Population Knowledge about Extreme Heat: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Lisbon and Madrid.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 2, 2017, p. 122., doi:10.3390/ijerph14020122
Climate change and extreme weather events: can developing countries adapt? M.Monirul Qader Mirza, Climate policy 2003.
Van loenhout JA, Rodriguez-llanes JM, Guha-sapir D. Stakeholders’ Perception on National Heatwave Plans and Their Local Implementation in Belgium and The Netherlands. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016;13(11)
Lowe, D.; Ebi, K.L.; Forsberg, B. Heatwave early warning systems and adaptation advice to reduce human health consequences of heatwaves. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011 , 8, 4623–4648.
Mastrangelo, G.; Fedeli, U.; Visentin, C.; Milan, G.; Fadda, E.; Spolaore, P. Pattern and determinants of hospitalization during heat waves: An ecologic study. BMC Public Health 2007 , 7, 200