Past Work Reports
November 2023 - February 2024
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Key Points of Activity Report (Nov - Feb 2024)
Currently, the Chapter consists of 7 elected members and 23 active associate members who are based throughout Europe. We have monthly calls including elected and associated members to organize our work, to which all ISEE members are invited to participate. Overview of recent chapter activities We have been very active in using scientific knowledge and engagement to inform public health and influence public health and environmental policy, in close collaboration with the ISEE Policy Committee and ERS, among others. There have been numerous recent activities related to the revision of the EU air quality directive (AAQD).
Members of the Chapter are also heavily involved in activities related to some post-COP28 activities and are working closely with the Policy committee. Examples of recent climate and health activities include the development of an ISEE comment that will cover the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate, pollution, biodiversity) and health, submission of an ISEE 2024 preconference workshop on climate change and health, which was recently accepted, and the coordination of our future presence at COP29 and future conferences. Several members participated in important climate and health meetings, including the ATACH meeting in Madrid, the CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference and the European Commission’s meeting on Research Perspectives on the Health Impacts of Climate Change. Planned activities and goals for the coming year: ISEE Europe Young Conference A major event in the coming year is the next European conference for young researchers to be held in Rennes, France, June 5-7, 2024. This will be an in-person conference only, although keynotes will be recorded and posted on the ISEE channel. To promote networking and training in south-eastern/eastern Europe, there will be workshops and sessions focused specifically on research in those areas. A staggering 303 abstracts were received, which is very encouraging. Most of the abstracts were from students. Also there were quite some abstracts from Eastern European countries, representing a notable increase in abstract submissions from this area compared to previous ISEE Young conferences. The abstract notification is scheduled for March. The first ISEE Young newsletter was developed early February, which gives an overview of the abstracts submitted. Raise profile of other research areas In addition to keeping a strong focus on air pollution and health, work is ongoing to raise the profile of several other areas of environmental risk, such as climate (and climate change) and noise. This includes establishing networking activities with researchers in related disciplines (e.g. climate discipline who are interested in pairing with epidemiologists). For example, there is a plan to have a specific climate-focused networking session at the ISEE Young to facilitate the development of these interactions. We are also continuing to focus our efforts on expanding the Chapter’s activities and membership to more countries in SE and Eastern Europe. |