FORUM 9
Organised by DG Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission
This session will highlight the important role research plays in establishing and maintaining a strong evidence base for policy-making in the steadily evolving area of environment and health.
The Sustainable Development Goals, the EU's 7th Environment Action Programme and the recent 2017 Ostrava Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Health, set out the goals our society needs to meet to ensure better health and well-being in a sustainable environment. Research brings new insights and proposes innovative approaches of how to address the challenges we are facing, which will require re-thinking our current lifestyles and the roles of and relationships between scientists and policy-makers.
In this session, different research projects funded under the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will report on their results and how they contribute to establishing evidence for policy-making. Participants will be invited to discuss how to improve the dialogue between researchers and policy-makers and better translate research evidence into practice, and what new research needs are emerging from the current and future environment and health challenges.
Setting priorities for environment and health research
ELIZABET PAUNOVIC, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
Environment and health research under Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
SOFIE NØRAGER, Scientific Officer, Health Directorate, DG Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission
Healthy cities - air quality, waste, water and urban planning & Chemical safety
Engaging citizens for future with clean air and lower carbon emissions
EVA CSOBOD, Regional Environment Centre, Hungary | Project partner in CLAIR-CITY
Harnessing benefits for health and wellbeing in cities from exposure to blue and green spaces
BRIGIT STAATSEN, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands | Project partner in BLUEHEALTH & INHERIT
Informing and evaluating policies for chemical safety – HBM4EU, the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative
GREET SCHOETERS, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium | Co-coordinator of HBM4EU
The Exposome concept and its future potential
Robert Barouki, INSERM - Unit on Toxicology, Pharmacology and Cell Signalling, France | Project partner in HEALS & HBM4EU
Evidence for policy
Ybele Hoogeveen, European Environment Agency
Creative thinking on future research needs for better evidence for policy-making.
Moderation
ELIZABET PAUNOVIC, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
Co-moderation
ALESSANDRA LAFRANCONI, Milano Bicocca University, Italy and member of the Young Forum Gastein
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