The complex and interlinked range of hazards and risks requires cooperation amongst stakeholders at the national and regional level including the development of integrated policies that address health, environment and development goals coherently.
Recognizing this need, several regions have initiated processes aimed at fostering sectoral coordination between the environment and health sector through regional ministerial environment and health fora and other collaborative initiatives.
Initiatives
- Asia Pacific Regional Forum on Health and Environment
- North America environment and health collaboration
- European Environment and Health Ministerial Process
- League of Arab regional states on Environment and Health
- Libreville Conference on health and environment in Africa
Projects
Resources
- Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment, 2022 update
- Guidance on chemicals control contributing to national progress and safety | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Partnerships and inter-agency mechanisms
- Healthy environment healthy children
- United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NDC) - UNIATF
United Nations System Common Approach Towards a Pollution-Free Planet
In 2019, UNEA4 welcomed the implementation plan Towards a Pollution-Free Planet. The Plan follows UNEA-3 Ministerial Declaration first call for action to tackle pollution globally. The Plan addresses key gaps across all pollution issues and brings the pollution-free planet agenda more strongly centre-stage globally.
