Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health

Declarations

Civil Society and NGO Conference
An “NGO statement” was issued as a main outcome of the parallel activities to the ministerial process. The NGO statement welcomes the environment and health political processes, but also highlights shortcomings in implementation and the lack of political commitment in certain areas – the NGO Statement surely modulates and adds to the official documents.

Download and/or print the- On the Pan-European agenda for the forthcoming Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health

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Download and/or print the- Making the Environment Work for Our Children’s Health Report of the NGO Strategy Conference, December 15-16, 2003

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Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health

Download and/or print the- WHO Budapest Declaration
The delegated ministers from the 52 countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) European region had reached consensus and made political commitments to ensure safer environments for children, through the adoption of a Conference Declaration and of a children's environment and health action plan for Europe (CEHAPE).

Download and/or print the- Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe
CEHAPE is a document for policy makers, negotiated with Member States, highlighting the main commitments on children’s environment in four regional priority goals (RPGs) for Europe: 1) safe water and adequate sanitation, 2) protection from injuries and adequate physical activity 3) clean outdoor and indoor air 4) chemical-free environments.

Download and/or print the-European Commission Declaration
The European Commission (EC) adopted its European Environment and Health Strategy in 2003 that overlaps in several points with the UN-WHO declarations. During the Budapest Conference the Commission declared its readiness to find synergies between the UN and EU actions.

Download and/or print the- Youth Declaration
As the Budapest Conference was titled “Future for our Children”, therefore youth delegates also adopted a Youth Declaration.

Participants
(See participant list section for details)
497 registered participants from 49 countries were present in total turnover during the 4 days of the Healthy Planet Forum. In precise figures: 337 persons submitted registration forms in advance via email. 209 of these arrived to Budapest and “checked in” and spent some time on the Forum venue (62%). Additionally 288 persons registered at the reception – and many visitors just came without any registration.

Events and evaluation
(See the ‘Forum Events’ page for details - and please send more!)
4 plenary sessions, 36 workshops and over 15 exhibitions and ad-hoc events took place in the eight properly equipped meeting rooms and the exhibition spaces. Thanks for sponsorship of the Hungarian Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment and Water.

List of plenary

I. Opening Plenary Health Minister, Mihály Kökény Environment Minister, Miklós Persányi

II. Plenary on CHEMICALS Precautionary principle5 minute intros to the workshops

III: Plenary: Water and Air QualityYouth Parliament Report 5 minute intros to the workshops

IV. Plenary: Looking forward on the environment and health agendaForum with Environment

Commissioner Margot WallstromImplementation of the CEHAPE, Environment & Health Process

List of workshop

1. Chemicals workshop – REACH policy Contaminations in products, food, healthcare
2. Chemicals in our bodies, breast-milk
3. Environmental Justice andHealth Inequalities
4. Safe and affordable drinking water NIS and CEE
5. Environmental Health, towards better interdisciplinary working.
6.  Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
7. Gender and chemicals - Strategy meeting of women
8. A database of individual cases:early warning of E+H effects
9. PRTR - the opprotunity
10. from weak goals to real action
15. Chemical Workshop for Hungarians
16. Phthalates workshop (incl. press conference 40)
16. Rivers of Life - workshop on living waters
17. Policy Interpretation on Children’s E+H
19. Children’s Health in the Aral Sea region
20. Air quality, air pollution and action possibilities - a perspective from young people
21. Responsible foreign investors: governance principles
22.  "Iris Grows in Caucasus" movie
23. Disturbing Electro Magnetic fields
24. Air-pollution and “young minds” perspectives
27. Ragweed: innocent by standard or foe
29. Public health in recovery of sequel flood
31. Nuclear waste in Eastern Europe & the EU policy
32. E+H and Environmental Assessment
33. Healthy buildings, Healthy settlements
34. Green Horizon Maga Party
38, 39. - Green Office
41. Earth Charter  Child Rights to E+H
43. Teaching  and training E+H
44. Practical environmental medicine
45. Clean up youth theatre
49. Industrial waste utilisation
50. 1st Breathing Day in Hungary- continues on the Terrace
50. Breathing Day Events
51. Eco-counselling Europe53. Future of Eco-counselling - planning workshop
54. E+H in Secondary school Curriculum
55. Youth Video Project
56. Overpopulation, ecological footprint 
57. Mobile phone base stations