Governing heatwaves in Europe: comparing health policy and practices to better understand roles, responsibilities and collaboration

• Main Authors: Kirsten Vanderplanken (Author), Peter van den Hazel (Author), Michael Marx (Author), Ahmad Zia Shams (Author), Debarati Guha-Sapir (Author), Joris Adriaan Frank van Loenhout (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The expectation that climate change will further exacerbate extreme weather events such as heatwaves is of primary concern to policymakers and scientists. Effective governance is fundamental to preparedness for and response to such threats. This paper explores the governance stru...