WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
Date: 20 November 2024
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Ms Yoko Alender
Minister of Climate
Head office: Ministry of Climate
UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Suur-Ameerika 1
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 10122 Tallinn
Email:
[email protected]
Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Estonia
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Dear Madam,
Nomination of a focal point for the Working Group on Health in Climate Change
The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly evident across the WHO European Region,
underscoring the urgent need for coordinated action to protect the health and well-being of our
populations. To address these challenges effectively, the Working Group on Health in Climate Change
(HIC) was established in 2012 under the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF). The
Working Group aims to advance the implementation of the climate and health commitments set out in
the Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health (Budapest
Declaration) and to foster collaboration across countries and sectors.
I would like to invite you to nominate a focal point for the HIC Working Group. According to the
institutional arrangements of the European Environment and Health Process, the responsibilities of the
focal point include actively participating in the annual meetings of the Working Group, contributing to
the development and implementation of the EHTF’s work programme in relation to climate change
and health, and facilitating the achievement of the relevant commitments of the Budapest Declaration
at the national level.
The forthcoming meetings of the HIC Working Group will be held annually, back to back with the
EHTF meetings. To ensure the effective participation of your ministry in these events, we kindly ask
you to nominate an HIC focal point by 15 January 2025. Please provide your focal point’s functional
title, name of institution/ministry, postal address, telephone number and email address to the WHO
secretariat (
[email protected]). An alternate focal point may be nominated if desired.
I am pleased to inform you that this invitation to nominate a focal point is extended to both the
Minister of Health and the Minister for the Environment of your country.
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Denmark
Please do not hesitate to contact our European Centre for Environment and Health in Bonn, Germany,
should you desire any additional information (
[email protected]).
Yours very truly,
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge
Regional Director
Copy for information to:
Ms Riina Sikkut, Minister of Health, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn,
Estonia
Mr Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islandi väljak 1,
15049 Tallinn, Estonia
Ms Agne Nettan-Sepp, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department,
Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia
Ms Helen Sõber, Adviser, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department,
Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 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
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Climate Change (HIC)
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