The World Health Organization, regarded as the global authority on noise and health issues, published its Guidelines for Community Noise last year and made a number of key recommendations. These included the need for governments to give consideration to protect populations from community noise as an integral part of their policy for environmental protection. This vast document has provided campaigners with vital information and endorses what many of us have been saying all these years. The scale of the problem is enormous and it will require radical changes in policy by every government around the world. We know that noise is a health hazard.
Lets do something about it.
People have started to ask me if I will still be campaigning in another ten years time. I guess that depends on the efforts of governments. I know they can and must do better. Campaigners will continue to play an important role for some time yet, to ensure that there is a choice for everyone who needs or desire peace and quiet.