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FORSTERK-Forsterkningsmidler

Enhancing the impact of EXHAUSTION

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Heatwaves and air pollution are identified as key climate risks in Europe. The two risks are interlinked, as temperature increases can affect air quality through a range of different mechanisms, including enhanced risk of wildland fires. Extreme heat increases the death and disease rates for cardiopulmonary disease (CPD). Wildland fires cause intense air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3). These are the two major air pollutants threatening human health in Europe, and their main health effects are related to CPD. Episodes of extreme temperatures and extreme levels of PM2.5 and O3 are likely to occur simultaneously and could occur more often, last longer, and become more intense in a warming world. The H2020 EXHAUSTION project aims to quantify the changes in cardiopulmonary mortality and morbidity due to extreme heat and air pollution (including from wildfires) in different European settings under selected climate scenarios while including a diverse set of adaptation mechanisms and strategies, calculate the associated costs, and identify effective strategies for minimizing adverse impacts. The results will be disseminated to the general public and key decision- and policy-makers across Europe, providing a tool to increase European resilience towards climate change. The iEXHAUSTION project aims at enhancing the impact of the research and the dissemination, exploitation and communication (DEC) activities carried out in EXHAUSTION, by carrying out a range of outreach activities, including: 1. Production of the video "Vi leter etter løsningene/We are looking for solutions" aimed at a wider audience in Norway. The video also has an English language version aimed at an international audience. The film has been shown at several conferences and meetings, including at ECTMIH 2021 in Bergen (12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health). It has been posted on EXHAUSTION's Twitter account and on CICERO's Facebook page. The video will be relaunched in the spring of 2022 with translation into several languages. 2. Production of the video «A breath». The video is shown in connection with our leadership for the webinar "Climate change and health: promoting wellbeing through climate action", part of ECCA2021 (5th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2021) and was selected to be shown at the ECCA 2021 High-level event in Brussels.The video is shared at CICEROs Facebook page and at EXHAUSTION's web page. 3. We are working to establish a knowledge and communication network for climate and heart and lung health in the Nordic region. This is also linked to the H2020 CRA project ENBEL (2020-2023) led by CICERO and with several Nordic partners. In this context we are core partners in the organization of the science conference entitled Connecting Health and Climate Change, which will take place in Stockholm October 2023. 4. We organize and participate in Nordic events related to research and communication on the topic of climate change and health. Example: Participation in the Local Scientific Committee for ECTMIH2021 / Co-lead of Track 1 «Migration, Climate and Health». The project has involved PhD and Master's students from NMBU and NTNU. 5. We have given a wide range of professional presentations at various types of events, including seminars and workshops, radio broadcasts, teaching, and bilateral meetings with representatives of decision-makers.

The project has contributed to strengthening collaboration on climate change and health in Norway and neighboring countries and to increased awareness among the general public regarding impacts of climate change on health

Extreme heat and wildland fires are identified as key climate risks in Europe. The two risks are interlinked, as the risk of wildland fires increases during periods of extreme heat and decreasing precipitation. Extreme heat increases the death and disease rates for cardiopulmonary disease (CPD). Wildland fires cause intense air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3). These are the two major air pollutants threatening human health in Europe, and their main health effects are related to CPD. Episodes of extreme temperatures and extreme levels of PM2.5 and O3 are likely to occur simultaneously and could occur more often, last longer, and become more intense in a warming world. The H2020 EXHAUSTION project aims to quantify the changes in cardiopulmonary mortality and morbidity due to extreme heat and air pollution (including from wildfires) in different European settings under selected climate scenarios while including a diverse set of adaptation mechanisms and strategies, calculate the associated costs, and identify effective strategies for minimizing adverse impacts. The results will be disseminated to the general public and key decision- and policy-makers across Europe, providing a tool to increase European resilience towards climate change. The current project aims at enhancing the impact of the research and the dissemination, exploitation and communication (DEC) activities carried out in EXHAUSTION, by carrying out the following activities: 1. Production of a video targeting a broader audience in Norway and other Nordic countries as well as other European countries. 2. Establishing a knowledge and communication network for climate and cardiopulmonary health in the Nordic countries (NCC Nordic). 3. Organizing and participating in Nordic events related to research and communication on the topic climate/climate change and health.

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