Compendium of WHO and other United Nations agencies’ guidance on health and environment, updated 2024

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This is the 2024 update of the Compendium of WHO and other United Nations guidance on health and the environment.

The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available guidance from WHO and other UN agencies to improve health by creating healthier environments. It provides an overview and easy access to over 500 actions, as well as a framework for thinking about health and environment interventions. It covers a wide range of areas such as air pollution, water, sanitation and hygiene, climate change, chemicals, radiation or food systems. The guidance is categorized according to the main sectors concerned, the level of implementation (national, community, health care), the type of instrument (taxes, infrastructure, etc.) and the category of evidence. The Compendium compiles existing guidance from hundreds of documents in a simple and systematized format. To ensure that the most up-to-date information is provided to end users, the Compendium is updated regularly and integrates the latest major guidance from WHO or other UN agencies on health and environment. The target audience includes all decision-makers concerned with health and environment, as well as those who support them (such as mayors, ministry staff, UN country staff, etc.). The Compendium was prepared by WHO in cooperation with UN Environment, UNDP and UNICEF.