SREX: Lessons for the health sector

This policy brief, titled 'Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters in the Health Sector: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report', summarizes the health-related findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). It is designed to provide policy-makers and planners with guidance on why extreme events are critical public health issues, how public health is affected by these risks, and what actions can be taken to manage them.

• The SREX report, commissioned by the IPCC, represents the most comprehensive scientific assessment available as of its publication for managing risks associated with climate extremes, involving 220 expert authors and 19 review editors over a two-and-a-half-year period.
• The thematic brief derived from the SREX report focuses on the science and societal implications of climate extremes specifically for the health sector, aiming to assist local, national, and regional decision-makers in taking immediate action to build resilience and prevent further damage.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2012). SREX: Lessons for the health sector. https://cdkn.org/resource/srex-lessons-for-the-health-sector

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. SREX: Lessons for the health sector. 2012. https://cdkn.org/resource/srex-lessons-for-the-health-sector.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2012srex, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{SREX: Lessons for the health sector}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2012}, month = oct, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/srex-lessons-for-the-health-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }