Journal of Epidemiological Community Health, 79(4), 1-7. doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222716 As the IPCC points out, this is not only a matter of mitigating climate change by reducing emissions, but also about adaptation: 'With proactive, timely and effective adaptation, many risks for human health and well-being could be reduced and some potentially avoided' (p.1044).9Cissé, G., McLeman, R., Adams, H., Aldunce, P., Bowen, K., Campbell-Lendrum, D., … Tirado, M.C. (2022).