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WHEN meeting, Vienna, 12 June 2007E&H Independent Review Panel/ForumContribution to the Ministerial „Report

Card”

Eva CsobodRegional Environmental Center, E&H Topic

Area

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The aim of the Independent Panel/Forum

The aim of the reporting: to assess the implementation of the CEHAPE in some countries in the WHO Europe Region, specifically addressed the four RPGs, to provide communication feedback on the ongoing progress in a structured way

Methodology: the WHCA and the REC developed a non randomized survey to collect

individual opinions (different stakeholders)

14 questions required 1-10 rated responses on • CEHAPE process in the country from 2004• cooperation of sectors/agencies• adequate policy and legal instruments • defined gaps and challenges• good practices, and recommendations towards progress.

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The outcome of the perception based reporting

Responses: 10 from the Balkan and NIS Countries

Progress:• children’s health is more on the agenda of the Governments –

development/adoption of the comprehensive policy framework

• significant progress has been made on the implementation of certain RPGs following the adoption of the Budapest Declaration in 2004

• many of the gaps in regulation will be bridged by the adoption of a number of drafted EU-conforming laws (Balkan), for example RPG

3 on indoor air quality, several new laws have been introduced to impose a smoking ban in closed premises and regular sanitary, surveillance at kindergardens/ schools, the law on noise

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The outcome of the perception based reporting

Challenges:• co-operation of sectors (environment, health, education, etc), levels

• specific mechanism to implement legal requirements

• the lack of data, regular measurements and monitoring systems

• impact on children’s health originated primarily from wastewater and surface water pollution, lack of wastewater treatment plants

• improvement of public awareness related to E&H issues

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Suggestion for the E&H Independent Forum towards 2009: deliberative assessment and

sub- regional reporting

Thank you for your attention!

Contact: coh@rec.org