Areas of Concern

The important environmental health areas of concern are identified based on the Regional Initiative on Environment and Health in Southeast and East Asian Countries as follows:

1. Air Quality;
2. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene;
3. Solid and Hazardous Waste;
4. Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Substances;
5. Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Ecosystem Change;
6. Contingency Planning, Preparedness and Response in Environmental Health Emergencies;
7. Environmental Health Impact Assessment;
8. Information and Communications Technology (ICT);
9. Urban Drainage; and
10. Vector Bearing Diseases.