German Status Report on Climate Change and Health (2023)
Date: 17/01/2024
Climate change is posing an increasing risk for human health, including in Germany.
Access to robust and current information is essential for ensuring evidence-based policy and practice and identifying research gaps. For these purposes, more than 90 authors from about 30 national public authorities and institutions contributed to a comprehensive synthesis of the current evidence in Germany, published as 14 articles in the Journal of Health Monitoring.
The report is an extended and revised update of a similar report from 2010.
Part 1 - Impact of climate change on infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance
Part 2 - Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases and mental health
Part 3 - Climate justice, communication, and options for action
An interdisciplinary advisory board of experts from numerous institutions and authorities supported the coordination of this report.
Additional outputs that are tailored for specific target groups are being developed together with the advisory board and the Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG), and will be published below.
Additional outputs
Ein Videofilm zum Thema"Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Gesundheit" auf YouTube
Ein Videofilm zum Thema"Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Gesundheit" auf YouTube.
Ein Videofilm zum Thema"Klimagerechtigkeit, zielgruppenspezifische Kommunikation und Handlungsoptionen" auf YouTube.
Project information
Title of the project: Climate Change and Health - Report / update with advisory board: Content, communication and process
Project duration: 01.07.2021 until 30.06.2024
Project leads: Dr. Thomas Ziese, Dr. Hildegard Niemann (Unit 24)
Project staff: Dr. Kirsten Kelleher, Dr. Martin Mlinarić (Unit 24)
Project management agency: German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR)