European Declaration on Heat and Health

European Declaration on Heat and Health katisund@helsinki.fi Fri, 14/08/2026 - 12:16 More than 80 organisations across Europe: the EU must finally take heat protection seriously June 2026 was the hottest June ever recorded in Western Europe. Several thousand excess deaths were registered in the peak heatwave week alone, and the toll is still rising — alongside wildfires and crop losses across the continent. And yet this is not a failure of planning.