Clean, clever and competitive from a citizen’s perspective
WECF International High-Level Roundtable on Environmental Health aspects of the Lisbon Agenda and the SDS, Nov 27, Brussels
29.11.2006 |Irma Thijssen
WECF invited key scientists to present new scientific views and evidence on the Environmental Burden of Disease and discuss these with members of the EU Commission, Member State governments, members of the European Parliament, and opinion leaders from business and civil society.
The discussion focussed on how the EU Lisbon Strategy and policy development can better incorporate reduction and prevention of environmental pollution so as to decrease the environmental burden of disease, lower societal costs of illness and health damage, and better integrate citizen's environmental health concerns as a prerequisite for sound economic development.
During the round table.
Two internationally renowned scientists - Prof. Philippe Grandjean and Dr. John Peterson Myers - presented new scientific approaches to the environmental burden of disease and examples of the (increasing) effects on public health.
Results from the foregoing International Expert Workshop on the Environmental Burden of Disease, organised by WECF on April 23rd in Brussels, served as basis for the discussion. Participants in the discussion also included Chemical Industry, Trade Unions, Women's Organizations and Environmental NGOs.
HLRT Grandjean
For more information:
Irma Thijssen, WECF Project Manager, irma.thijssen@wecf.org
Maria Buitenkamp, Policy Adviser, m.buitenkamp@wxs.nl
WECF Office Netherlands, wecf@wecf.org,
+31 30 2310300
The High Level Roundtable is funded by the Netherlands Ministry for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM/IMZ).
The High Level Roundtable is supported by HEAL (formerly EEN) and the EEB.
More information on the High-Level Roundtable:
You can download the following documents:
WECF factsheet on the Lisbon Agenda of the EU
WECF factsheet on the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
WECF factsheet on Eco-Efficiency
WECF briefing on the Environmental Burden of Disease
WECF Discussion Paper on The Environmental Burden of Disease and the EU Lisbon Agenda
Harvard press release 8 november 2006 (research Grandjean)
The Lancet review (research Grandjean)
Presentation of Prof. Philippe Grandjean - summary
Presentation of Dr. John Peterson Myers - summary
Presentation of David Gee - summary
WECF press release 23 Nov 2006: "European Women sound alarm oevr health threats from everyday chemicals "
WECF press release 28 Nov 2006: "DG Environment denies having exaggerated environmental health risks"
Sascha Gabizon, WECF Director
Download the Invitation
