Conclusions
– by Bettina Menne, Luciana Sinisi and Roberto Bertollini
This report is a preliminary screening report where the aims are to understand what the potential
risks to human health are likely to in the face of climate change, climate variability and associated
extreme events in Italy, and what adaptation and prevention measures are needed. As there has
been, as yet, no systematic national climate change impact assessment, the findings of this
literature review allow us to draw a picture of environmental and health risks and to provide some
indication of impacts and possible action, with a particular focus on human health.