From theory to action: Implementing the WSSD Global Initiative on children's environmental health indicators
Foreword
This White Paper provides the basis for putting the Global Initiative on Children's Environmental Health Indicators (CEHI), launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, into practice. This roadmap outlines the operational and technical processes for implementing the development, collection and reporting of indicators at the regional and country level.
We would like to thank all partners for their insightful comments and suggestions to improve this publication and welcome their participation at all stages of the project, from planning through implementation and evaluation. We also extend our gratitude to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for their continued financial support of CEHI.
Partners of the Global Initiative Governments
Intergovernmental Organizations
Non-governmental Organizations
on Children’s Environmental Health Indicators
Canada
Italy
Mexico
South Africa
United States of America
Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Network on Children's Health
Environment and Safety (INCHES)
International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)