Transport is one of the major sectors of the economy of the pan-European region, and travel and mobility are essential parts of modern life – providing access to services, goods and activities. At the same time, transport can cause a significant burden on the health, well-being and even national…

Active travel modes, especially walking and cycling, are now recognized by many as modes that are fully equal to other urban transport modes, integrated into planning frameworks, and adopted as part of the mainstream – not just in trailblazer countries, but worldwide. An ever-growing body of…

At the Fifth High-level Meeting Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment in May 2021, governments adopted the Vienna Declaration  Building forward better by transforming to new, clean, safe, healthy and inclusive mobility and transport  which builds…

Eco-driving facilitates the achievement of important objectives: improved traffic safety, reduced driving stress and greater comfort for drivers, smoother traffic flow and less congestion, lower fuel consumption and operating costs and lower carbon dioxide emissions and health risks. Eco-driving…

At the Fourth High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment (Paris, 14–16 April 2014), member States decided “to initiate the development of a pan-…

The content of this publication is Annex 1 of the Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion

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The Steering Committee of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) supported the preparation of a brochure on the major topics related to transport, health and environment as one of the outcomes of the Fifth High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment.…

In April 2020, a UN Task Force was set up to develop recommendations for green and healthy sustainable transport to assist member States in the post COVID-19 recovery.  Bringing together over 50 experts from member States, international institutions, academia, public transport operators and…

Member States in the ECE and WHO European Region established the Transport,Health and Environment Pan European Programme (THE PEP) in 2002. By providing an intersectoral and intergovernmental policy framework, THE PEP promotes mobility and transport strategies that integrate…

Many countries around the world are easing COVID-19 travel restrictions on the movement of people and goods by various modes of transport.

The actions presented in this document have been identified through reviews of various sources, including emerging scientific and grey literature,…

This study, commissioned by the Steering Committee of the Transport, Health and Environment PanEuropean Programme (THE PEP) through its Partnership on Jobs in Green and Healthy Transport, examines the economy-wide employment implications of an accelerated shift towards greener…

As part of the ongoing work on THE PEP a Study on good practices in Mobility Management has been published.

Drawing on concrete experiences from across the Pan-European region, the guide, developed under the Transport Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP), provides…

Member States in the UNECE/WHO European Region established the Transport, Health and Environment Pan European Programme (THE PEP) in 2002. By providing an intersectoral and intergovernmental policy framework, THE PEP promotes mobility and transport strategies that integrate environmental and…

Transport plays an essential role in our societies and economies. It provides access to jobs, education, services, amenities, and leisure while contributing to economic growth, jobs, and trade. At the same time, it has an impact on the environment and human health. Healthy and sustainable…

A joint report by UN Environment, WHO and UNECE.

A shift towards green economy is one of the key objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It was also one of the main themes addressed by the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, held in Batumi, Georgia,…

Riding towards the green economy: cycling and green jobs, is an advance executive summary of a new study undertaken in the context of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)'s partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport. 

It builds on a 2014…

At the Fourth High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment in April 2014, governments adopted the Paris Declaration - City in motion: People first, which carries forward the four priority goals from the 2009 Amsterdam Declaration and a new, fifth goal was added. Countries have also…

At the Fourth High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment held in Paris in 2014, countries adopted the Paris Declaration, which carries forward the four priority goals from the 2009 Amsterdam Declaration, and added a fifth one, in preparation for the Fifth High-level Meeting to take…

This report encapsulates the past 12 years of progress made under the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) since its launch in 2002. The report underlines some of the achievements between the adoption of the Amsterdam Declaration in 2009 at the Third High-level…

A national transport, health and environment action plan (NTHEAP) is a key tool and mechanism for developing sustainable and healthy transport in a country. NTHEAPs provide a comprehensive and intersectoral way of planning and implementing transport, environment and health action at the national…

The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport is exploring potential job creation through greener, healthier, more efficient transport. This publication focuses on potential job creation from public transport, cycling…

A new Partnership as a follow-up to THE PEP High level Meeting in Amsterdam in 2009 and its Goal 1 as well as THE PEP 2010 Symposium on green and healthy-friendly investments and jobs in transport.

This brochure on the Pan-European Programme on Transport, Health and Environment (THE PEP) lays out the four Amsterdam Goals adopted by Ministers at the Third High-level meeting on Transport, Health and Environment (January 2009, Amsterdam) and describes the link between urban problems stemming…

At the Third High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment in January 2009, governments adopted the Amsterdam Declaration - Making THE Link, Transport choices for our Health, Environment and Prosperity, giving renewed political impetus to THE PEP and agreed 4 priority goals to be…

This report reviews developments and progress in transport, health and environment since 1997. While transportation is an integral part of economic and social development and is essential to the functioning of all societies, the report shows that current patterns of transport and travel are not…

This brochure is intended to provide guidance and support to political decision makers in their efforts to ensure more sustainable development by strengthening policy integration among relevant sectors of government and to incorporate stakeholders into the decision-making process.

This report assesses the effectiveness of THE PEP in improving communication, cooperation and collaboration among the three sectors (transport, health, and environment) and its impact on the development of intersectoral policies and strategies in Member States with regard to the integration of…