The HERA project. An overall introduction of the rationale and organisation
Year: 2019
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: S08: Setting the European Environment and Health Research Agenda, 2020-2030: the HERA project, Room 217, Floor 2, August 26, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Environmental degradation and pollution, climate change, and deterioration of biodiversity of ecosystems damage health and quality of life, affecting especially socially disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. Action is urgently needed to drastically reduce exposures that are destructive to the environment and human health and promote healthy environments and sustainable development. The HERA project, funded by the EU Horizon2020 research framework programme, will set priorities for an environment and health research agenda in the EU for 2020-2030, closely connected to policy needs. I will present the approach, delineate the main themes and discuss the challenges for defining priorities in environmental health research and policy in Europe. HERA specifically aims: 1) to proactively identify key sectors and policy areas in the field of environment and health that will benefit from additional scientific evidence in the next decade; we will address specific exposures (e.g. endocrine disruptors), sectors (e.g. transportation) and global issues particularly climate change; 2) to develop a European medium-term research and innovation agenda covering key strategic research and policy aspects; 3) to propose strategies and tools to respond to the new and continuing challenges in environment and health nexus, by ensuring the engagement of stakeholders, increasing coordination and cross-fertilisation of ideas, and contributing to the European environment and health process and policy activities. HERA is structured in workpackages addressing policy needs, knowledge gaps, establishment of new guidelines, stakeholder community consultation, knowledge transfer and establishment of the research agenda. This large initiative involves researchers and a wide spectrum of stakeholders and ample consultations, and will set priorities for environmental health research to underpin policies for 2020-2030 for Europe. ISEE has a key role in this process. This will be the first time that such a wide-scale initiative on setting environment and health research agenda takes place in Europe.
Source: Environmental Epidemiology
Authors: Kogevinas M, Barouki R
Institution: Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,200
OpenAlex ID: W2981505246