This webinar aims to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of alcohol, assess the available evidence, share examples of countries facing the environmental burden of alcohol production, and look at how alcohol control policies can incorporate environmental considerations and processes to catalyse action.
The environmental impacts of alcohol are observed across the entire production and consumption chain and include the depletion and degradation of water resources, greenhouse gas emissions, soil and air pollution and waste production. Effective alcohol control policies, therefore, have the potential to bring both multiple health and environmental benefits.
The target audience of this webinar includes policy-makers, government officials and civil servants, civil society, researchers, local authorities and the public.
The event is organized by the Less Alcohol Unit of the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization.
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