Results of the NGO preparation for the Vienna Health and Environment Inter - Minsterial Conference 13-15 June 2007
WECF and HEAL organise NGO input: side-event, NGO award ceremony and plenary session
08.03.2007 |Sascha Gabizon
Sascha Gabizon WECF/Eco-Forum and Genon Jensen HEAL chair the NGO preparatory meeting in Brussels on February 28th 2007
WECF and HEAL organise the input of the NGOs into the interministerial conference on children's environmental health.
On Monday and Tuesday 11-12 of June the NGOs will organise a side-event, where WECF leads the sessions on Water and Health, and HEAL on chemicals and health. The NGOs have invited high level speakers to take part in the event, including Euro parliamentarians, and Professors in the fields.
On Wednesday 13th of June, the NGOs present the winners of the NGO CEHAPE AWARD at the plenary of the inter-ministerial conference, right after the introduction by the EU Commissioner for Health.
On Friday the 15th of June, the NGOs will fill a 45 minute sessions with best practices and policy recommendations.
To download the powerpoint presented to the CEHAPE member states and WHO, on the NGO preparations for Vienna, please click here:
The NGO presentation during the Inter-ministerial Mid-term Review in Vienna.
The draft agenda of the official inter ministerial conference is presented here:
23rd Meeting of the
European Environment and Health Committee (EEHC)
27 – 28 February 2007,
Brussels, Belgium
with a focus on
BUDAPEST CONFERENCE DECLARATION Paragraph 21b: ‘We agree to meet again at a fifth European ministerial conference on environment and health to be held in 2009. We invite WHO to convene an intergovernmental meeting to carry out a midterm review of the process by the end of 2007’.
EUR/5067849/13
28 February 2007
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Intergovernmental Midterm Review
Provisional Programme
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
8.00 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 10.00 Opening session
Addresses by
Dr. Marc Danzon. Regional Director, WHO
Mr. Josef Pröll. Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria
Dr. Andrea Kdolsky. Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth, Austria
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General, WHO
9.45 – 10.00 Election of Officers
10.00 – 10.30 Keynote Address by European Commissioner
10.30 – 11.00 NGO Best Practice Award
11.00 – 11.30 COFFEE BREAK
(Press Conference with Commissioner, and youth)
SESSION 1 PRESENTING THE EVIDENCE
11.30 – 12.30 i). Scientific presentation by Nobel Prize winner
ii). Presentation by Chairperson of IPCC
SESSION 2 REPORTING BACK
12.30 – 13.30 Implementing Budapest Commitments (Declaration and CEHAPE) – Member States Report
2 Parallel Sessions for Member States to report back on Regional Priority Goals I and II, III and IV
(including IGOs, NGOs, Youth, Local Authorities, Private Industry, Trade Unions)
13.30 – 14.30 LUNCH BREAK
14.30 – 16.00 Implementing Budapest Commitments (Declaration and CEHAPE) – Member States Report (contd).
2 Parallel Sessions for Member States to report back on Regional Priority Goals I and II, III and IV
(including IGOs, NGOs, Youth, Local Authorities, Private Industry, Trade Unions)
16.00 – 16.30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 3 LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
16.30 – 18.00 Implementing Budapest Commitments (Declaration and CEHAPE) – Member States Report (contd). Introductory presentation of WHO Euro on a Scientific Evaluation of the European situation at present
4 – 5 Key presentations of country experiences representing main issues in WHO European Region.
20.00 OFFICIAL RECEPTION
Thursday, 14 June 2007
SESSION 3 LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE (contd.)
9.00 – 10.15 Evaluation of Parallel Session
Reporting back from parallel sessions on main achievements, constraints and challenges by rapporteurs of the working groups
10.15 – 11.15 Policy Instruments – have they made a difference?
Presentations addressing the challenges on a regional, sub-regional and local perspective. (eg THE PEP; The Water and Health Protocol; and from the local community)
(round table or interview)
11.15 – 11.45 COFFEE BREAK
11.45 – 13:00 Lessons Learnt
Conclusions and recommendations from Session 3
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 4 LOOKING AHEAD
14.00 – 14.45 Way to go!
Reporting back by NGOs on side event held on 12th June
14.45 – 16.00 Health in all policies. Taking stock and learning from experience
5 min film documentary
Presentation on Economic Impacts of Inaction
Discussion in plenary
16.00 – 16.30 COFFEE BREAK
16.30 – 17.30 Renewing the Commitment to Act
Presentations by EEHC Chairpersons (Prof Dab)
by CEHAPE Chairpersons (Mr. Thaler)
by WHO EURO (Dr. Bertollini)
20.00 OFFICIAL RECEPTION
Friday, 15 June 2007
SESSION 4 LOOKING AHEAD (contd)
9.00 – 9.30 Keynote address by European Commissioner
9.30 – 10.00 A bridge to the future - Youth involvement in decision-making
Reporting back by youth on side event held on the 12th June and future plans
10.00 – 11.00 Towards the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Italy 2009
Ministerial Roundtable with Ministers, and multiple stakeholders
facilitated by WHO and Youth
11:00 – 11.30 COFFEE BREAK
(Press Conference with Commissioner, and youth)
SESSION 5 CLOSURE OF MEETING
11.30 – 13.30 Towards the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Italy 2009/contd.
Discussion in plenary on the next steps for EEHC and Member States from IMR to next Ministerial Conference
13.30 – 14.00 Recommendations and conclusions of the meeting
Endorsement of a one page committal document/charter/declaration
14.00 Closure of meeting
