RT null T1 Chernobyl: Looking Back to Go Forward - Proceedings of an International Conference A1 International Atomic Energy Agency, A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, A1 United Nations Development Programme, A1 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, A1 United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, A1 World Bank, A1 World Health Organization, SN 978-92-0-110807-4 SN 0074-1884 YR 2008 FD 2008-03 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33119 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33119 NO This document records the proceedings of an International Atomic Energy Agency–organized conference held in Vienna on 6–7 September 2005 to present the Chernobyl Forum’s consensus findings on the 1986 accident’s environmental, health, social, and economic consequences and to outline recommendations for remediation, special health care, and research programs. It compiles opening addresses, expert presentations, panel discussions, and the conference findings, with participation from 41 countries, 20 international organizations, and United Nations bodies including WHO, UNDP, FAO, UNEP, UN-OCHA, UNSCEAR, and the World Bank. Sessions review 20 years of evidence on contamination, cancer and non-cancer outcomes, psychosocial impacts, agricultural and forestry countermeasures, and policy options for rehabilitation, aiming to inform governments and the public and promote coordinated, science-based action. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026