strategy
Incorporating health risks analysis in national pollution control programmes
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.Agenda 21 recommends incorporating appropriate health risk analysis in all national programmes for pollution control and management, with particular emphasis on toxic compounds such as lead.
Broader:
Incorporating Facilitates:
Protecting against environmental hazards from chemicalsResearching effects of air pollution on human healthAssessing financing to reduce health risks from environmental pollution and hazards Facilitated by:
Developing national environmental health action plans Values:
RiskHealthPollutionSelf-control Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → AnalyticsSocietal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Pollution
Health Care → Health
Cybernetics → Control
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
