Background
WHO supports safe, active mobility – cycling and walking. It is good for our health, our environment and climate, and the sustainability of our cities and regions. Active mobility also supports economic growth and social inclusion. These benefits are increasingly recognized and embraced around the world. Many cities are promoting active mobility, and several countries have developed national strategies for cyclists and pedestrians. For the first time countries of the European Region are introducing comprehensive plans, declarations and partnerships for active mobility, redefining the role of walking and cycling in transport.
Event details
The eighth Bonn Dialogue will review progress on the implementation of the Budapest and Vienna commitments, including on the Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion, and the upcoming Pan-European Master Plan on Walking. The discussions will also address the European Declaration on Cycling adopted in April 2024.
The event will focus on the necessity of integrating active mobility into transport policies, spatial planning and urban design. It will emphasize the critical role of implementing effective policies at all levels to fully unlock the wide range of benefits that active mobility offers.
As part of WHO/Europe’s “Let’s get moving! 100 reasons to walk and cycle more” campaign, a short film promoting walking and cycling will be launched.
The Dialogue will be concluded with the key takeaway messages for policy-makers and stakeholders to further advance promotion of active mobility in the European Region and accelerate the implementation of agreements, strategies and plans for cycling and walking.
Participation
This online event is open to members of the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF) and the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP); anyone working on environment, health and transport policies in national, regional and local governments, or in European and international institutions; other stakeholders; youth; and the general public.
The Dialogue will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Russian.
You can join via Zoom by registering at the provided link.
Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health
The Bonn Dialogues are a series of high-level online events within the framework of the European Environment and Health Process (EHP), aimed at fostering discussions among policy-makers across the WHO European Region on selected themes and topics. They provide the EHTF and all interested individuals with evidence and reflection points on well-known and emerging environment and health issues to accelerate the implementation of the Budapest commitments.
The Bonn Dialogues are organized and promoted by the EHP Secretariat, located in the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn, Germany, within the framework of the EHTF’s Programme of Work.
This eighth Dialogue is organized in partnership with THE PEP.