Request for nomination

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE

ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ

ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

28th meeting of the Joint Convention/WHO Task Force on the Health Aspects of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

EUCDE2422605/2.1/2

Bonn, Germany (virtual meeting) 20–21 May 2025

06 March 2025

Scope and purpose The health effects of air pollution drive policies to improve air quality. This is reflected in global policy documents, such as the World Health Assembly resolution on air pollution and health, the Sustainable Development Goals, the WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment and Climate Change, and by the recognition of air pollution as a risk factor for noncommunicable diseases by the United Nations. The new World Health Assembly resolution on climate change and health highlights the worsening of air quality driven by climate change and its health impacts, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups. An updated roadmap for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution is expected to be adopted at the forthcoming World Health Assembly. In the WHO European Region, the Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Budapest, Hungary in 2023, reaffirmed air quality and health as a regional priority, and the need for wide-ranging actions to improve air quality and reduce its health impacts, including through existing platforms, such as the Task Force on Health. The Task Force on the Health Aspects of Air Pollution supports the work of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. It provides evidence-informed assessment of the risks to health posed by air pollution and attribution of such risks to long-range transport of air pollution. The 28th meeting of the Task Force on Health will gather representatives of the Parties to the Convention as well as experts and stakeholders. The meeting will provide an opportunity to take stock of international policies and processes for air quality and health, discuss progress in research on health risk assessment of air pollution, including HRAPIE2 project, and the new evidence related to the good practice statements of the WHO global air quality guidelines. Examples of country experiences will be presented, as well as updates on the WHO tools (AirQ+ and CLIMAQ-H) and their application. In addition, the draft Task Force on Health workplan for 2026-2027 will be discussed.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE

ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ

ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH 28th meeting of the Joint Convention/WHO Task Force on the Health Aspects of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

EUCDE2422605-2.1/3

Bonn, Germany (virtual meeting) 20–21 May 2025

06 March 2025

Provisional agenda

1. Opening, introduction of participants, appointment of rapporteur

2. Approval of agenda and programme 3. International policies and processes on air quality and health

4. Review of progress in research on health risk assessment of air pollution

5. Advances in research related to the good practice statements of the WHO global air

quality guidelines

6. Tools and capacity building activities on air quality and health

7. Update on the workplan of the Task Force on Health

8. Any other business

Saatja: EUROLWE <[email protected]>

Saadetud: 23.04.2025 11:50

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Koopia: <"Agne Nettan-Sepp">; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;

<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina

<[email protected]>

Teema: Request for nomination: 28th meeting (virtual) of the Joint

Convention/WHO Task Force on the Health Aspects of Long-range

Transboundary Air Pollution, 20-21 May 2025 (Bonn, Germany - virtual

event)

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Date: 22 April 2025

Ms Helen Sõber Adviser European Union Affairs and International Co- operation Department Ministry of Social Affairs Suur-Ameerika 1 10122 Tallinn Estonia

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE

REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

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Dear Ms Sõber,

28th meeting of the Joint Convention/WHO Task Force on Health Aspects of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

Bonn, Germany (virtual event), 20–21 May 2025

I have the honour to inform you that the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe plans to hold the above-mentioned virtual meeting.

The meeting will gather representatives of the Parties to the Convention as well as experts and stakeholders. The meeting will provide an opportunity to take stock of international policies and processes for air quality and health, discuss progress in research on health risk assessment of air pollution, including HRAPIE2 project, and the new evidence related to the good practice statements of the WHO global air quality guidelines. Examples of country experiences will be presented, as well as updates on the WHO tools (AirQ+ and CLIMAQ-H) and their application. In addition, the draft Task Force on Health workplan for 2026–2027 will be discussed.

An outline of the scope and purpose of the meeting and a copy of the provisional agenda are enclosed.

I have pleasure in inviting you to nominate one participant for the meeting, who could actively contribute to the topics on the agenda. We expect the nominated person to be an expert in assessment of the health effects of air pollution, in monitoring air pollution and/or in formulating national policies on air pollution control. Additionally, they should be able to communicate effectively in English.

As contributions under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Long- range Transboundary Air Pollution are managed nationally by a designated entity (in many cases, the ministry of environment or environmental protection), we kindly request that you inform and coordinate with the designated entity and other relevant ministries on nomination of a participant to this meeting.

The working language will be English; no interpretation will be provided.

I look forward to receiving your nomination, giving the name, functional title, and postal and email addresses of the proposed participants, at your earliest convenience and no later than 12 May 2025.

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We shall then communicate with the participant directly and provide the necessary documentation and administrative information. As Dr Dorota Jarosinska has overall responsibility for the activities of the Task Force on Health and it would be appreciated if you would address your reply to:

Dr Dorota Jarosinska Programme Manager, Living and Working Environments WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 D-53113 Bonn, Germany Email: [email protected]

Sincerely yours, Mr Robb Butler Director Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment and Health Encls.: Scope and purpose Provisional agenda Copy for information to: Ms Agne Nettan-Sepp, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia