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World Health Day 2022
In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, on World Health Day 7th of April 2022 , the World Health Organization (WHO) will focus global attention ... WHO estimates that more than 13 million deaths around the world each year are due to avoidable environmental causes. ...
World Water Day: attention on Europe’s groundwater
Most of Europe’s drinking water and a significant proportion of water used in irrigation come from groundwater. ... A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today on World Water Day, provides a European overview of this key resource that is under increasing pressure from pollution, abstraction and climate ...
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World Ozone Day: EU continues to phase out gases harming the ozone layer
Today, 16 September, is World Ozone Day to mark the Montreal Protocol to phase out environmentally harmful ozone-depleting substances (ODS). ...
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Europe’s groundwater – a key resource under pressure
Groundwater, making the invisible visible is the World Water Day theme for 22nd March 2022. Groundwater stores almost 1/3 of global total freshwater resources, but pollution may prevent its use. ... In the EU, groundwater supplies 65 % of drinking water and 25 % of the water for agricultural irrigation. Groundwater pollution is a serious threat to drinking water quality. ... This briefing provides an overview on the state of the art with groundwater in the EU as contribution to the celebration of the World Water Day in 2022. ...
WMO Climate change indicators show record levels in 2023
The State of Global Climate report from the World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2023 broke records for many climate indicators. ... Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending every-day life for millions. ...
Health leaders are calling on decision makers to protect health at COP28
On the occasion of the first ever health day at COP28, global health leaders urge in an open letter the COP presidency and world leaders to prioritize health in climate action at COP, emphasizing the critical ... phase-out of fossil fuels, supported by appropriate financing as alarming impacts of climatic changes and extreme weather events affect many communities, health workers and health systems around the world ...
United Nations World Water Development Report
Climate change will affect the availability, quality and quantity of water for basic human needs, threatening the effective enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation for potentially billions ... The 2020 United Nations World Water Development Report focuses both the challenges and opportunities created by climate change and provides potential responses in term of adaptation, mitigation and improved ... resilience that can be undertaken to enhance water resources managment attenuating water related risks and improve access to water supply and sanitation services. ...
World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines (AQGs) and estimated reference levels (RLs)
World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines (AQGs) and estimated reference levels (RLs) World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines (AQGs) and estimated reference levels (RLs) (a) ... |Pollutant||Averaging period||AQG||RL||Comments| |PM10||1 day | Calendar year |45μg/m3 | 15μg/m3 |99th percentile (3-4 exceedance days per year). ... New 2021 guideline |CO||1 hour | Maximum daily 8-hour mean 1 day |30mg/m3 | 10mg/m3 4mg/m3 | | 99th ...
Waste water treatment improves in Europe but large differences remain
Collection and treatment of waste water are key to reducing pressures and risks to human health and the environment, especially to rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. ... The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published data today, on World Toilet Day, which show that the share of urban waste waters that are collected and treated in line with EU standards is increasing ...
EU continues phasing out use of chemicals that harm the ozone layer
New data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on the eve of World Ozone Day show that, in 2022, the European Union (EU) continued positive progress towards the EU goal and global commitment ...
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