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Accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future Executive Officers Meeting on Governance and EUCDE2422161/2.2/76480/02 Capacities for Environment and Health Bonn, Germany 2–4 December 2024 6 September 2024 Scope and purpose The WHO European Region continues to face important environment and health challenges, with trends indicating that many of the Sustainable Development Goals related to environment and health are unlikely to be met by 2030 - in spite of progress achieved on several fronts over the last decades. While important successes have been achieved in terms of negotiating new multilateral policy instruments, several challenges slow down their implementation. As leaders continue to manage ongoing environment and health agendas and to respond to environmental crises, there is a pressing need to adapt governance and capacity strategies to the rapidly shifting political priorities such as moving towards sustainable, green, zero-pollution and carbon-neutral economies while ensuring a just transition. This requires bold and resilient leadership, robust governance and institutional structures, and fit-for-purpose capacities. Maintaining public trust and ensuring effective communication are crucial, especially in the face of mis- and dis-information regarding health impacts of climate change, chemicals, and other environment and health factors. The Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in Budapest in 2023, has recognized the importance of cross-cutting enabling factors, such as governance, capacities, and resources for environment health, as critical to achieving progress at the pace and scale that are needed. At the Conference, Member States have agreed to stimulate a reflection on how these factors can be best leveraged to drive progress across the Region. Within this context, this meeting aims to provide a dynamic platform for an open discussion among peers and facilitate the exchange of experiences and ideas, innovative solutions, and frameworks to scale and adopt effective approaches to environment and health governance and capacity-building in countries of the WHO European Region. The meeting will also foster multidisciplinary knowledge exchange, multisectoral alliances. and strong, lasting networks among national executives, in turn driving forward the Budapest commitments to provide a healthier environment for all. The focus of the meeting will be on accelerating implementation of environment and health policy priorities in response to the triple ecological crisis - environmental pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss - amidst other challenges. Scope and purpose page 2 Using engaging and dynamic meeting approaches and drawing from participants’ first-hand experiences and knowledge, discussions will be based around, but not limited to: Governance and Leadership • National institutional leadership and governance structures • Inter-sectoral collaboration to integrate environment and health in various sectors and policies • Streamlining environment and health policy implementation across governmental levels Resources • Workforce competencies and training curricula for addressing contemporary and emerging environment and health challenges • Financial and economic aspects, including economic incentives, efficient use of national budgets, public-private partnerships, and mobilizing resources from trust funds and financial institutions Knowledge Transfer, Communication, and Advocacy • Translating environment and health research findings and evidence into national policies and action plans • Strategic communication and outreach to effectively advocate for environment and health, including combating dis- and mis-information Ahead of the meeting, participants will receive a background paper summarizing key governance mechanisms and approaches, along with national case studies on environment and health governance and lessons learned. Senior experts will provide stimulating input statements sharing their insights and experiences to start the discussions and will remain available as resource persons throughout the meeting. Interactive panel sessions and laboratories to discuss governance and capacities in relation to topics such as climate change, air quality, greening healthcare systems, and environment and health in urban settings will provide numerous opportunities for direct exchange and networking. This will enable participants to identify effective governance responses and opportunities for inter-sectoral collaboration and chart a path forward for addressing environment and health challenges at national and institutional level. Accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future Executive Officers Meeting on Governance and EUCDE2422161/2.2/76480/02 Capacities for Environment and Health Bonn, Germany 2–4 December 2024 6 September 2024 Scope and purpose The WHO European Region continues to face important environment and health challenges, with trends indicating that many of the Sustainable Development Goals related to environment and health are unlikely to be met by 2030 - in spite of progress achieved on several fronts over the last decades. While important successes have been achieved in terms of negotiating new multilateral policy instruments, several challenges slow down their implementation. As leaders continue to manage ongoing environment and health agendas and to respond to environmental crises, there is a pressing need to adapt governance and capacity strategies to the rapidly shifting political priorities such as moving towards sustainable, green, zero-pollution and carbon-neutral economies while ensuring a just transition. This requires bold and resilient leadership, robust governance and institutional structures, and fit-for-purpose capacities. Maintaining public trust and ensuring effective communication are crucial, especially in the face of mis- and dis-information regarding health impacts of climate change, chemicals, and other environment and health factors. The Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in Budapest in 2023, has recognized the importance of cross-cutting enabling factors, such as governance, capacities, and resources for environment health, as critical to achieving progress at the pace and scale that are needed. At the Conference, Member States have agreed to stimulate a reflection on how these factors can be best leveraged to drive progress across the Region. Within this context, this meeting aims to provide a dynamic platform for an open discussion among peers and facilitate the exchange of experiences and ideas, innovative solutions, and frameworks to scale and adopt effective approaches to environment and health governance and capacity-building in countries of the WHO European Region. The meeting will also foster multidisciplinary knowledge exchange, multisectoral alliances. and strong, lasting networks among national executives, in turn driving forward the Budapest commitments to provide a healthier environment for all. The focus of the meeting will be on accelerating implementation of environment and health policy priorities in response to the triple ecological crisis - environmental pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss - amidst other challenges. Scope and purpose page 2 Using engaging and dynamic meeting approaches and drawing from participants’ first-hand experiences and knowledge, discussions will be based around, but not limited to: Governance and Leadership • National institutional leadership and governance structures • Inter-sectoral collaboration to integrate environment and health in various sectors and policies • Streamlining environment and health policy implementation across governmental levels Resources • Workforce competencies and training curricula for addressing contemporary and emerging environment and health challenges • Financial and economic aspects, including economic incentives, efficient use of national budgets, public-private partnerships, and mobilizing resources from trust funds and financial institutions Knowledge Transfer, Communication, and Advocacy • Translating environment and health research findings and evidence into national policies and action plans • Strategic communication and outreach to effectively advocate for environment and health, including combating dis- and mis-information Ahead of the meeting, participants will receive a background paper summarizing key governance mechanisms and approaches, along with national case studies on environment and health governance and lessons learned. Senior experts will provide stimulating input statements sharing their insights and experiences to start the discussions and will remain available as resource persons throughout the meeting. Interactive panel sessions and laboratories to discuss governance and capacities in relation to topics such as climate change, air quality, greening healthcare systems, and environment and health in urban settings will provide numerous opportunities for direct exchange and networking. This will enable participants to identify effective governance responses and opportunities for inter-sectoral collaboration and chart a path forward for addressing environment and health challenges at national and institutional level. Accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MEETING ON GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH 2–4 DECEMBER, 2024, LA REDOUTE PALACE, BONN-BAD GODESBERG, GERMANY The WHO European Centre for Environment and Health is happy to announce a meeting of national executive officers from ministries of environment and ministries of health to hold peer-to-peer exchanges on accelerating national action for environment and health by strengthening governance, capacities and resources. In line with the commitments made at the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, the meeting aims to foster multidisciplinary knowledge exchange and multisectoral alliances. Join us in Bonn in an inspiring venue, rich with political history, to • exchange experiences with executive officers from other countries, • discuss governance approaches to accelerate and effectively implement your national environment and health agenda, • acquire arguments and narratives to be used in political debate on environment and health governance, and • socialize and network with peers informally during event breaks, networking sessions and at the charming Christmas markets in the city of Bonn. This event is made possible due to the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection.  SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS Participants will actively lead and contribute to discussions in panels and in thematic laboratories (climate change, air quality, urban settings, and greening health care systems) sharing their experience and case studies. Discussions will be introduced by short input statements by senior experts, who will remain available as a resource to support the discussions. NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND CASE STUDIES ON EH GOVERNANCE A background document will present governance enablers and approaches, showcasing how they MEETING CONTENT could be effectively utilized. The meeting will also facilitate and review national case studies, experiences The meeting will address a range of governance enablers and good practice elements on how to implement and approaches on environment and health, and review environment and health agendas as well as the respective national experiences and lessons learned, Budapest commitments through environment and including: health governance, collaboration and communication Governance and leadership (Day 1) approaches. National institutional leadership and A UNIQUE, INSPIRING VENUE governance structures Inter-sectoral collaboration to integrate EH Discussion will be inspired by the flair and history of in different sectors and policies “La Redoute” palace in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. Built in the neoclassical style in the 1790s for the court’s balls and Streamlining implementation of EH policies and other amusements, Redoute has hosted a wide range of actions across governmental levels political and cultural events, witnessing moments that Resources (Day 2) have marked the history of Germany and Europe. Workforce competencies and training curricula for addressing contemporary and emerging EH LANGUAGES AND TIMELINE challenges The working language of the meeting will be English Finance and economic aspects (economic with simultaneous Russian interpreting. incentives, efficient use of national budget, Public The meeting is planned to open on Monday Private Partnerships, mobilizing resources from trust 2 December at 12.30, and close on Wednesday funds and financial institutions) 4 December at latest 14.00. Knowledge transfer, communication and advocacy (Day 3) Knowledge translation: translating environment and health research and evidence into national policies and action plans Strategic communication and outreach to effectively advocate for EH, including combating dis- and mis-information TARGET AUDIENCE Chief medical officers, heads of public health, directors general, chief scientists and executive staff from ministries of environment and ministries of health, and related national institutions. Nominations will be requested through ministers of both ministries. Questions related to the meeting can be addressed to [email protected] Accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MEETING ON GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH 2–4 DECEMBER, 2024, LA REDOUTE PALACE, BONN-BAD GODESBERG, GERMANY The WHO European Centre for Environment and Health is happy to announce a meeting of national executive officers from ministries of environment and ministries of health to hold peer-to-peer exchanges on accelerating national action for environment and health by strengthening governance, capacities and resources. In line with the commitments made at the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, the meeting aims to foster multidisciplinary knowledge exchange and multisectoral alliances. Join us in Bonn in an inspiring venue, rich with political history, to • exchange experiences with executive officers from other countries, • discuss governance approaches to accelerate and effectively implement your national environment and health agenda, • acquire arguments and narratives to be used in political debate on environment and health governance, and • socialize and network with peers informally during event breaks, networking sessions and at the charming Christmas markets in the city of Bonn. This event is made possible due to the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection.  SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS Participants will actively lead and contribute to discussions in panels and in thematic laboratories (climate change, air quality, urban settings, and greening health care systems) sharing their experience and case studies. Discussions will be introduced by short input statements by senior experts, who will remain available as a resource to support the discussions. NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND CASE STUDIES ON EH GOVERNANCE A background document will present governance enablers and approaches, showcasing how they MEETING CONTENT could be effectively utilized. The meeting will also facilitate and review national case studies, experiences The meeting will address a range of governance enablers and good practice elements on how to implement and approaches on environment and health, and review environment and health agendas as well as the respective national experiences and lessons learned, Budapest commitments through environment and including: health governance, collaboration and communication Governance and leadership (Day 1) approaches. National institutional leadership and A UNIQUE, INSPIRING VENUE governance structures Inter-sectoral collaboration to integrate EH Discussion will be inspired by the flair and history of in different sectors and policies “La Redoute” palace in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. Built in the neoclassical style in the 1790s for the court’s balls and Streamlining implementation of EH policies and other amusements, Redoute has hosted a wide range of actions across governmental levels political and cultural events, witnessing moments that Resources (Day 2) have marked the history of Germany and Europe. Workforce competencies and training curricula for addressing contemporary and emerging EH LANGUAGES AND TIMELINE challenges The working language of the meeting will be English Finance and economic aspects (economic with simultaneous Russian interpreting. incentives, efficient use of national budget, Public The meeting is planned to open on Monday Private Partnerships, mobilizing resources from trust 2 December at 12.30, and close on Wednesday funds and financial institutions) 4 December at latest 14.00. Knowledge transfer, communication and advocacy (Day 3) Knowledge translation: translating environment and health research and evidence into national policies and action plans Strategic communication and outreach to effectively advocate for EH, including combating dis- and mis-information TARGET AUDIENCE Chief medical officers, heads of public health, directors general, chief scientists and executive staff from ministries of environment and ministries of health, and related national institutions. Nominations will be requested through ministers of both ministries. Questions related to the meeting can be addressed to [email protected] Accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future Date: 3 October 2024 Ms Riina Sikkut Minister of Health Ministry of Social Affairs Suur-Ameerika 1 10129 Tallinn Estonia Dear Madam, Executive officers meeting on governance and capacities for environment and health 2–4 December 2024 Bonn, Germany I have the honour to invite you to nominate a senior representative of your ministry to participate in the above-mentioned meeting, which is being organized by the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health with generous support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection. The meeting will offer senior executive officers from national ministries of health and ministries of the environment the opportunity to discuss with their peers integrated governance approaches to implementing the commitments of the Budapest Declaration adopted at the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Hungary on 5–7 July 2023. For this reason, attendance is recommended for an executive officer of the ministry or relevant national institution, such as a chief medical officer, head of public health, director-general or chief scientist, depending on the national context. To facilitate exchange and collaboration across sectors, we are seeking nominations from both ministries of health and ministries of the environment. The meeting aims to accelerate action to implement the environment and health agenda through facilitation and exchange of governance mechanisms, policies and capacity models that can be utilized for promoting and improving environmental health conditions. An integral part of the meeting will be a discussion of selected national case studies on implementation pathways for the commitments made at the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, as indicated in the enclosed scope and purpose and provisional agenda. Please send your nominee’s name, functional title, institution and email address to the WHO Secretariat at [email protected] no later than 25 October 2024. We regret that participation costs cannot be covered by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. 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 The working language will be English, with simultaneous interpretation in Russian. The meeting will open on Monday, 2 December at 13.30 and close on Wednesday, 4 December at 14.00 after a farewell lunch. Policy or technical queries related to the meeting can be addressed to Dr Sinaia Netanyahu, Programme Manager, Environment and Health Impact Assessment, at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your nomination. Yours very truly, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge WHO Regional Director for Europe Encls: Flyer Provisional agenda Scope and purpose Copy for information to: Ms Helen Sõber, Adviser, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia Ms Triin Uusberg, 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 –2– Accelerating action for healthier people, a thriving planet, a sustainable future Executive Officers Meeting on Governance and EUCDE2422161/2.2/76480/03 Capacities for Environment and Health Bonn, Germany 2–4 December 2024 6 September 2024 Provisional Agenda 1) Meet and greet 2) Opening session 3) Session 1 – National environment and health governance and leadership 4) Session 2 – Intersectoral collaboration on Environment and Health 5) Session 3 – Thematic laboratories on environment and health governance, leadership and collaboration 6) Reception hosted by the City of Bonn 7) Session 4 – Workforce competencies and human resources 8) Session 5 – Financial resources for environment and health 9) Session 6 – Thematic laboratories on environment and health resources 10) Speed-meeting and networking 11) Session 7 – Reporting back from thematical laboratories 12) Dinner hosted by WHO 13) Session 8 – Communication and dis-information on environment and health 14) Session 9 – The way forward 15) Closing session Saatja: WILLIAMS, Wendy Margaret <[email protected]> Saadetud: 03.10.2024 17:13 Adressaat: <"Triin Uusberg">; <"Elen Ohov">; <"Riina Sikkut"> Koopia: <=?utf-8?Q?Helen_S=C3=B5ber?=>; <"Triin Uusberg">; <[email protected]>; Riia Salsa-Audiffren <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Andre Pung <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Teema: WHO meeting: Executive officers meeting on governance and capacities for environment and health, Bonn, 2–4 December 2024 CRM:0026483 Please see the attached correspondence sent from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. 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