Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health: Budapest, Hungary 5–7 July 2023

The ministers and representatives of Member States in the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO), responsible for health and the environment, came together at the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, hosted by the Government of Hungary in Budapest from 5 to 7 July 2023, to accelerate their collective commitment for healthier people, a thriving planet and a sustainable future. Following the conference, they published the Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health: Budapest, Hungary 5–7 July 2023. This Declaration provides a set of actions for Member States’ consideration that facilitate the implementation of the commitments of this Declaration and accelerate progress to prevent and reduce the health consequences posed by climate change, environmental pollution, and biodiversity loss, as well as to strengthen governance, human resources, financing and knowledge for health and the environment.