many-european-schools-and-hospitals Many European schools and hospitals at risk from heat waves and floods: How to protect vulnerable groups from climate change? Climate change affects all Europeans but vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, children, low-income groups and people with health problems or disabilities, are the most affected. One in ten European schools and hospitals may also be at flood risk and about half of those facilities in cities are within intense urban heat islands. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, looks at these inequalities and how to address them through equitable climate change adaptation. The EEA briefing \
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原文来源:https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/many-european-schools-and-hospitals
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