Hosted by MEP Tilly Metz, MEP Biljana Borzan, Child Right International Network (CRIN) and Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe)
Where: Online
When: 14 November, 2023, 14:00 - 15:30 CET
Language: English
Programme:
14:00 - 14:10: Introduction
- Welcome by MEP Tilly Metz
- Welcome by MEP Biljana Borzan
14:10 - 14:20: The importance of sensitive areas and buffer zones in the SUR regulation to reduce exposure of children and other vulnerable groups to pesticide drift
14:20 - 14:40: The urgency to protect children from exposure to pesticides
- The Children’s rights - are they taken into account? - Suzanne Astic, CRIN
- Organic Food for Kindergartens of Villach - The City of Villach - Member of UNICEF's "The Child Friendly Cities Initiative"
- Pesticide Free Town for Children - The City of Zagreb, Member of the European Pesticide Free Towns Network (Video Recording, 1:17:48 - 1:31:21)
14:45 - 15:15: Consequences of Exposure to Pesticides in Early Childhood
- Link between exposure to pesticides and congenital malformations, Dr. Laura Reali, pediatrician, ISDE Latium President
- Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity, Dr. Andrea Rodriguez Carrillo, University of Antwerpen
15:15 - 15:25: Debate between MEPs, speakers and participants
15:25 - 15:30: Conclusions by Martin Dermine, PAN Europe
