A report from the European Environment Agency on ‘Responding to climate change impacts on human health in Europe: focus on floods, droughts and water quality’ has been released today. As said in its title, it focuses, among others, on the impact of drought on human health (pathogens, parasites, infections etc.).
It also states that “In southern Europe, approximately 30% of the population live in areas with permanent water stress and up to 70% in areas with seasonal water stress during summer. Under the changing climate, the number of people living in water-scarce conditions in southern and central Europe will increase”.
The report can be accessed here: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/responding-to-climate-change-imp…
And associated press release here: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/climate-health-risks-posed-b…
