Europe Chapter Reports

Currently, the Chapter consists of 7 elected members and 28 active associate members who are based throughout Europe. We have monthly calls including elected and associated members to organize our work, to which all ISEE members are invited to participate.

The Chapter is led by co-chairs Elaine Fuertes and Rajini Nagrani

Overview of recent chapter activities:
 
ISEE Europe members helped establish 3 Special Interest Groups:

• Pesticides: The SIG held its inaugural meeting and is planning to develop a global pesticide exposure assessment initiative. An in-person session is planned during the annual conference.
• Noise: A successful webinar was co-hosted with ICBEN, featuring three European speakers. The session recording is available to members. An in-person session is planned during the conference.
• Climate Change and Health: The newly formed SIG has gathered strong interest (47+ members) and will hold its first meeting in Atlanta. Coordination with international climate-health events is ongoing, and efforts are underway to integrate health in global climate negotiations.

 
Climate and Health Advocacy

The Chapter continues to monitor and engage in high-level climate and health developments, including the adoption of the Global Action Plan at WHA78 and preparations for SB62 and COP. Kurt Straif and others are supporting ISEE's contributions to these platforms.
 
Chapter Governance and Website Revamp

The Europe Chapter is preparing for elections in the Fall to fill two open Elected Member positions and is assisting the SNRN to find a new European SNRN representative.
 
We will retire our existing ISEE Europe Chapter website at the end of 2025 and adopt the new website design being coordinated by the larger Society. The new website is expected to be launched in January 2026

 Planned activities and goals for the coming year:
 
We are preparing for the annual conference, including the 3 SIG meetings and a lunch meeting for all those interested in the ISEE Europe Chapter.
 
For the Fall, we are organizing a series of joint webinars with the North America Chapter on the topic of climate change and health, with a focus on various parameters such as wildfires, temperature, precipitation, and air pollution. We are also considering including lesser-reported outcomes, such as mental health and cardiovascular disease.
 
Finally, we are in the very early stages of brainstorming events which we can support next year in Europe, including as part of the annual conference in Munich in 2026. Want to get involved? - get in touch!