Climate Change and Health

Climate change and health

The increasing global concern around climate change and its possible effects on health is the motivation behind introducing a program in this area, within Umeå Centre for Global Health Research at Umeå University, Sweden. The climate change impact on human health is an under researched area; in the north but even more in the south. The program "Climate change and health" will focus on research, policy and teaching. The research conducted within this program aims to fill the knowledge gap with regards to links between climate change and health, both direct and indirect effects. An initial focus is on infectious vector borne diseases, on effects from heat and on outdoor air pollution.

Whats new?

Professor Rainer Sauerborn, theme leader “Climate change and health” has been selected as a Lead Author in the IPCC Fifth Assessment report. Read more under “News”.

Professor Birgitta Evengård has been invited as member of the ESCMID Scientific Affairs Subcommittee. Read more under "News".

The course Climate change and health - research methods

is offered again at Umeå University. Find more information on content, requirements and application under the heading "Teaching".

Climate change and Global Health: Linking Science with Policy

Download a special issue of scientific articles on how climate change is affecting people´s health