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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Publications

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Communication of human biomonitoring results: key considerations
2 November 2026

Communication of human biomonitoring results: key considerations

This publication aims to support investigators in communicating results of human biomonitoring (HBM) studies to decision-makers, study participants and...

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Heat–health action plans: guidance, second edition
11 June 2026

Heat–health action plans: guidance, second edition

Extreme heat is an urgent and growing public health threat, driven by climate change and exacerbated by urbanization and population ageing. It increases...

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Transboundary cooperation for our shared air: protecting public health

Documents

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11 June 2026

Heat–health action plans: guidance, second edition: executive summary

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11 May 2026

Health advice for hot weather

Every year, high temperatures affect the health of many people, particularly older people, infants, people who work outdoors and the chronically ill. Heat...

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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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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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2 September 2026
News release

As the climate warms, the threat of wildfires is spreading. How can historically cooler and wetter countries prepare?
31 July 2026
News release

Wildfire smoke: a frequently underestimated health risk
16 July 2026
News release

Planning for a warmer world
7 July 2026
Statement

Statement – Extreme heat: more deadly weeks may still lie ahead for the European Region

Multimedia

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18 May 2026

“Here we have a catastrophic event”
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

Events

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Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health

16th meeting of the European Environment and Health Task Force

25 – 26 November 2026

Protecting pregnancy in a warming world: Kazakhstan’s call for action at COP31

9 November 2026

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