A web-based portal - the Clearing House on Transport, Health and Environment has been launched by UNECE and WHO/Europe as part of their joint activities under the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP).

The web portal is designed to facilitate exchange of information and knowledge across the transport, environment and health sectors in the pan-European region. It aims to collect, disseminate and exchange information on sustainable transport policies, legislation, research and good practices.

Priority areas include:
 Environment and health externalities of transport
 Integration of environmental and health aspects into transport policy
 Urban transport
 Demand management
 Cross-cutting issues

The Clearing House is primarily targeted to policy and decision makers. It addresses, in particular, the needs of national and local authorities as well as transport planners in the design, communication and implementation of sustainable transport policies.

Background

UNECE and WHO/Europe countries adopted the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) in 2002 to provide the framework for sustainable transport development taking into account environmental and health concerns.