Anne is HEAL’s Deputy Director, Strategic Lead. She leads HEAL’s activities on climate change, energy and air quality and provides strategic input for HEAL’s organizational development, advocacy and engagement of stakeholders.
She has 15+ years experience on environmental, climate and health issues and has led HEAL’s members and partners advocacy on key policy files including the revision of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), the 7th EU Environmental Action Programme (7 EAP), the National Emissions Commitments Directive (NEC – on air quality), pesticide and biocide reduction efforts, as well as EU climate mitigation and adaptation policies.
Anne also contributes to various EU funded research projects including UBDPolicy on reducing the urban burden of disease, and CATALYSE on climate change and health.
She represents HEAL on the board of the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA), is a past member of the WHO-civil society working group on climate and health, and has participated in HEAL’s high-level health delegations to the UNFCCC COP negotiations.
Anne frequently chairs webinars and events including ENBEL conference on health impacts of climate change (2023), Webinar on Building health bridges for clean air (2023), Webinar on Reducing the urban burden of disease: from science to policy action (2023), Webinar on Wood burning – a sustainable energy alternative or a health threat? (2023)
She is the author of numerous articles and publications including Health sector awareness and engagement on climate across Europe (2023), co-author of HEAL’s Curing Chronic Coal series (2021-23), Prioritising walking and cycling in the EU mobility strategy (Euractiv, 2020), Toolkit on communicating on air quality and health: Inspiring practices, challenges and tips (2018), Toolkit: Coal power generation and health in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey (HEAL 2016), The Unpaid Health Bill in Turkey (HEAL 2015), Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy linked to ADHD (Euractiv, 2014), Making it easier to breathe: air pollution and children’s health (Portugese Rev. salud ambient, 2013).
