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1 Improving health outcomes through the Global Framework on Climate Services Dr. Carlos Dora, Department of Public Health and Environment

2 Satellite imagery for environmental health risks 2 |2 | The largest disease burdens are highly climate sensitive -Each year: - Undernutrition kills 3.5 million - Diarrhoea kills 2.2 million - Malaria kills 900,000 -- Extreme weather events kill 60,000 These, and others, are highly sensitive to changing climate.

3 Satellite imagery for environmental health risks 3 |3 | Deaths During Summer Heatwave. Paris Funeral Services (2003) Climate information can help risk mapping, early warning, and long term management of health risks Air pollution levels during Moscow fires in 2010

4 Satellite imagery for environmental health risks 4 |4 | GFCS for health: Key messages Meteorological information is often an important explanatory variable for health status. There are only a few examples of usable products, linked directly to operational health processes. GFCS can help from preparedness for extremes, through risk mapping for infections, to guiding health-supporting decisions in other sectors.


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