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Veröffentlichung Status of small-scale water supplies in the WHO European Region. Results of a survey conducted under the Protocol on Water and Health(World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, 2016) Samwel, Margriet; Rickert, Bettina; Shinee, Enkhtsetseg; Kozisek, Frantisek; Schmoll, Oliver; World Health Organization. Regional Office for EuropeSmall-scale systems are an important component of water supplies in the WHO European Region. To improve the evidence base on small-scale water supplies and to gain a better overview of the status quo throughout the Region, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe made a survey requesting country-specific information in 2012-2013 under the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. The survey had a high response rate (81%), and this analysis of the results includes responses from 43 of the 53 countries in the WHO European Region.
This report summarizes the findings of the survey, which showed that about 23% of the population of the Region receive their drinking-water from small-scale systems. The results reveal that comprehensive information on small-scale water supplies is typically not readily available at the national level across the Region, which hampers systematic assessment of the prevailing conditions. Establishing national registers of small-scale water supplies and routine data collection mechanisms would improve the evidence base and thus support the prioritization of improvements. The findings of the assessment are intended to inform policy-making and the formulation of intervention strategies and to help identify further action under the Protocol.
Quelle: http://www.euro.who.intVeröffentlichung Taking policy action to improve small-scale water supply and sanitation systems(World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, 2016)Access to adequate water and sanitation services is essential for good individual and population health. People served by small-scale systems in rural areas and small towns have the right to the same level of health protection as others. Goals 3 and 6 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development call for combating waterborne diseases and ensuring universal and equitable access to both safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation for all by 2030. Achieving universal access requires paying due attention to the particular circumstances and challenges that may impair the provision of safe and sustainable services by small-scale water supply and sanitation systems.
Improving such systems is a priority area under the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. This publication was developed under the Protocol; it aims to support effective policy action and promote good practices for creating an enabling environment in which to improve the situation of small-scale systems. It introduces a variety of tools available to policy-makers and highlights how these can be tailored to the particular circumstances of small-scale systems. It also presents a number of case studies showing how countries have acted to improve the situation of small systems.
This publication aims to inspire practitioners and policy-makers who develop water supply and sanitation policies and programmes at the national or subnational levels to consider improvement actions that they can adapt for their own circumstances. It further assists policy-makers in formulating specific targets for small-scale systems and in planning concrete actions for their achievement. Other stakeholders - such as aid and funding agencies, local governments and nongovernmental organizations - may also find the information relevant for their programmes and projects.
Quelle: http://www.euro.who.intVeröffentlichung The Situation of water, sanitation and hygine in schools in the pan-European region(World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, 2016) Grossi, Valentina; Klimschak, Emanuel; Rechenburg, Andrea; Schmoll, Oliver; World Health Organization. Regional Office for EuropeAdequate access to water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) is every human̷s and child̷s right. Ensuring WASH accessibility in schools is encompassed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is a priority area under the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. This publication summarizes the status of WASH in schools in the pan-European region. Available evidence was retrieved from scientific literature, national and international surveys and a desk review of case studies. The data show general progress in WASH policies and targets, but a concurrent lack of translation of this progress into efficient improvement of WASH in schools. Gaps and challenges are found as a result of non-comprehensive standards, inefficient coordination and inadequate surveillance and monitoring indicators. Further, neglected disparities and inequalities are observed through the region. WASH conditions do not reflect policies̷ aspirations and are not adequate to pupils̷ needs, affecting their health, well-being and performance at school. The main challenges across the region are related in particular to inadequate cleanliness and provision of consumables, as well as maintenance of sanitation facilities and accessibility to safe drinking-water. Policy-making needs to be supported by evidence-based information, especially on neglected topics such as menstrual hygiene management. Quelle: http://www.susana.orgVeröffentlichung The Situation of water, sanitation and hygine in schools in the pan-European region(World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, 2016) Grossi, Valentina; Klimschak, Emanuel; Rechenburg, Andrea; Schmoll, Oliver; World Health Organization. Regional Office for EuropeAdequate access to water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) is every human̷s and child̷s right. Ensuring WASH accessibility in schools is encompassed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is a priority area under the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. This publication summarizes the status of WASH in schools in the pan-European region. Available evidence was retrieved from scientific literature, national and international surveys and a desk review of case studies. The data show general progress in WASH policies and targets, but a concurrent lack of translation of this progress into efficient improvement of WASH in schools. Gaps and challenges are found as a result of non-comprehensive standards, inefficient coordination and inadequate surveillance and monitoring indicators. Further, neglected disparities and inequalities are observed through the region. WASH conditions do not reflect policies̷ aspirations and are not adequate to pupils̷ needs, affecting their health, well-being and performance at school. The main challenges across the region are related in particular to inadequate cleanliness and provision of consumables, as well as maintenance of sanitation facilities and accessibility to safe drinking-water. Policy-making needs to be supported by evidence-based information, especially on neglected topics such as menstrual hygiene management. Quelle: http://www.susana.orgVeröffentlichung The situation of water-related infectious diseases in the pan-European region(World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, 2016) World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe; Kulinkina, Alexandra V.; Shinee, Enkhtsetseg; Herrador, Bernardo Rafael Guzmán; Schmoll, OliverThe Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes aims at protecting human health and well-being through sustainable water management and the prevention, control and reduction of water-related diseases. Prevention and reduction of water-related diseases is a priority area under the Protocol̷s programme of work 2014Ń2016. A review of the available evidence reveals significant underreporting and underestimation of the true extent of water-related diseases in the pan-European region, indicating a need to strengthen national capacities for surveillance of these diseases. Campylobacteriosis, giardiasis, hepatitis A and shigellosis are the most commonly reported gastrointestinal infectious diseases that could be attributed to water. According to limited published data, about 18% of investigated outbreaks in the WHO European Region may be associated with this source. There has been progress in setting specific targets for prevention and reduction of water-related diseases and for strengthening surveillance and early-warning systems in accordance with the core provisions of the Protocol. Quelle: http://www.euro.who.intVeröffentlichung The situation of water-related infectious diseases in the pan-European region(World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, 2016) World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe; Kulinkina, Alexandra V.; Shinee, Enkhtsetseg; Herrador, Bernardo Rafael Guzmán; Schmoll, OliverThe Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes aims at protecting human health and well-being through sustainable water management and the prevention, control and reduction of water-related diseases. Prevention and reduction of water-related diseases is a priority area under the Protocol̷s programme of work 2014Ń2016. A review of the available evidence reveals significant underreporting and underestimation of the true extent of water-related diseases in the pan-European region, indicating a need to strengthen national capacities for surveillance of these diseases. Campylobacteriosis, giardiasis, hepatitis A and shigellosis are the most commonly reported gastrointestinal infectious diseases that could be attributed to water. According to limited published data, about 18% of investigated outbreaks in the WHO European Region may be associated with this source. There has been progress in setting specific targets for prevention and reduction of water-related diseases and for strengthening surveillance and early-warning systems in accordance with the core provisions of the Protocol. Quelle: http://www.euro.who.intVeröffentlichung Pesticides in European rivers, lakes and groundwaters - data assessment(2020) Mohaupt, Volker; Altenburger, Rolf; Völker, Jeanette; European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters; Kirst, IngoPesticides play an important role in the food production process, but they can also lead to harmful effects in the environment. This report provides an overview of the available information on pesticide concentrations in fresh waters and groundwaters in Europe. The report considers data comparable at European level, delivering a detailed summary of data reported to WISE-SoE by Eionet countries, for concentrations in rivers, lakes and groundwater between 2007 - 2017. This includes information on 180 substances, which were characterised according to usage, mode of action, environmental quality standards and analytical limits of quantification. Other data sources, like scientific research projects, special campaigns or emission data were found to be less useful for a Europe-wide assessment. For rivers and lakes over the period 2007 - 2017, between 5 - 15 % of the monitoring stations showed exceedances of environmental quality standards by herbicides and 3 - 8 % by insecticides. Exceedances in groundwater were 7 % for herbicides and less than 1 % for insecticides. Exceedances were assessed using European environmental quality standards where possible, but otherwise a precautionary approach was taken, using national standards. By comparison, percentages of water body status as reported under the Water Framework Directive (2010 - 2015) were similar for groundwater, but for surface waters only 0.4% were reported as failing good status. The data quality assurance and assessment methods provide a sound basis for further work to develop an indicator on pesticides in water. ©European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM), 2020Veröffentlichung Heat and health in the WHO European Region: updated evidence for effective prevention(WHO, 2021) Bjerglund Andersen, Nina; Böckmann, Melanie; Bowen, Kathryn; Mücke, Hans-Guido; World Health Organization. Regional Office for EuropeThe WHO Regional Office for Europe published guidance on heat-health action planning in 2008, and intends to update this to include the latest evidence. An in-depth review was initiated, based on recent epidemiological and environmental research and lessons learned from implementation in practice. This publication collates and summarizes the most relevant evidence published since 2008, focusing primarily on Member States in the WHO European Region. Findings are organized around the elements the original guidance document identified as "core" to a comprehensive heat-health action plan (HHAP), and these are complemented in each chapter with the results of a WHO survey of heat-health action planning in 2019, where relevant to the topic covered. Despite the existing gaps in knowledge, the evidence presented clearly points to a need to expand the number, coverage and reach of HHAPs in the Region. The updated guidance will be beneficial to support enhanced HHAP implementation. © World Health OrganizationVeröffentlichung Acting globally - internationale Aktivitäten des Umweltbundesamtes(Deutschland. Umweltbundesamt, 2021) Friedl, Christa; Deutschland. Umweltbundesamt; Wörner, Esther; Rosenbaum, Anna; Zhao, LizhiVeröffentlichung Acting globally - International activities of the German Environment Agency(Deutschland. Umweltbundesamt, 2021) Friedl, Christa; Deutschland. Umweltbundesamt; Wörner, Esther; Rosenbaum, Anna; Zhao, Lizhi