Report of the fourth meeting of the European Environment and Health Ministerial Board (EHMB)

At its fourth meeting, (Belgrade, Serbia,19 April 2013), the European Environment and Health Ministerial Board (EHMB) discussed its report to the 63rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe and the 19th session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy; reviewed recent scientific evidence on air quality and health; expressed support for the revision of WHO air quality guidelines and the EU air quality policy, and decided to develop a statement urging all States to ratify and/or strengthen their implementation of MEAs in synergy with the Parma commitments and to promote the engagement of youth in national processes for environment and health. The EHMB agreed that its representatives would attend the ministerial segments of the Third Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health (Oslo, 25-27 November 2013) and the Fourth High Level Meeting on Transport, Environment and Health (Paris, 14-16 April 2014).