Event highlights
Following the publication of the new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines, participants debated how to plan and implement comprehensive policies and actions in the WHO European Region to efficiently tackle air pollution. The Dialogue offered an opportunity to explore synergies and highlight knowledge, platforms and resources that are available at the international level to support national actions to address the root causes of air pollution. It also equipped participants with a stronger health argument for reinforced climate action.
Event notice
14 October 2021
The WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, under the auspices of the Environment and Health Process, is holding the first of a series of high-level Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health.
The Bonn Dialogues are meant to provide the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF) with evidence and reflection points to support the identification of priorities and the formulation of possible commitments to be put forward by the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region at the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, expected to be held in 2023.
This first event is focused on air quality and health, following the recent publication of the new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines, and it will provide new impetus to the discussion on how to plan and implement comprehensive policies and actions in the Region to efficiently tackle the challenge of air pollution.
The event is open to all EHTF members, who are nominated representatives of ministries of health and environment and of relevant stakeholders, as well as to all those with an interest in the topic of air quality, including researchers, educators, students, policy advocates and managers, as well as civil society and the general public.