WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (Bonn, Germany)
The WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (ECEH), operates as a centre of scientific excellence of WHO/Europe, providing Member States with state-of-the-art evidence on the nature and magnitude of existing and emerging environmental health risks, and assisting them in identifying and implementing policies to address these risks.
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Governance and capacities for environment and health in the WHO European Region
10 April 2026

Governance and capacities for environment and health in the WHO European Region

Environment and health governance refers to the systems, structures and processes that guide decision making and implementation of policies to reduce environmental...

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Air quality indexes: key considerations and roadmaps for best practices
26 January 2026

Air quality indexes: key considerations and roadmaps for best practices

Air quality indexes (AQIs) are widely used to communicate short-term air pollution concentrations and related health risks to the public. Conventional...

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Documents

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8 December 2025

Highlights of the fifteenth meeting of the European Environment and Health Task Force

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29 September 2025

Governing for climate–health action in the WHO European Region - Pan-European Commission on Climate and...

This document summarizes key considerations for improving the uptake of evidence on climate change and health into policy and practice through strengthening...

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29 August 2025

Realizing the health potential of climate action: adaptation and mitigation opportunities in the WHO...

This document summarizes key evidence relevant to the opportunities and co-benefits of addressing climate change threats to human health in the WHO European...

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21 August 2025

Annual summary of the work of the European Environment and Health Process Partnerships

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Our work

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Improving health and well-being through nature

Preventing and reducing poisoning

Promoting the use of human biomonitoring to assess exposure to chemicals

Reducing health risks from mercury

Protecting people from harmful exposure to environmental noise

News

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26 January 2026
News release

A new roadmap towards improving air quality indexes
16 December 2025
News release

WHO supports Albania and Montenegro in gradually eliminating mercury-containing medical devices
27 November 2025
News release

WHO updates guidance to better inform decisions on clean air and climate change mitigation policies
5 November 2025
Media release

Pan-European Protocol on Water and Health at 20: promoting resilience amid global crises

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20 November 2025

European Environment and Health Process Partnerships: a year in progress
9 October 2025

Third hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health
5 September 2025

Second hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health
1 July 2025

First hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health

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