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Climate Change and Air Quality: Working Towards a Unified Approach for The Environment
Climate change is arguably the most significant challenge we are facing in this century. It has the potential to significantly disrupt our lives, and for some it is already doing so. However, the success of these mechanisms will largely depend on actions taken at country and community level.
Statement from Sumi Mehta, Senior Epidemiologist, Vital Strategies, on the release of WHO’s Global Air Quality Guidelines
The new World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines emphasize that no safe level of air pollution exists.
UN health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality
The harmful health effects of air pollution kick in at lower levels than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Wednesday as it set a new standard for policymakers and the public in the first update of its air quality guidelines in 15 years.
Feature: Tackling air pollution and climate justice together
Ananya Roy, a senior health scientist at Environmental Defense Fund and Elizabeth Moses, associate, Environmental Democracy Practice, Governance Center at WRI explain why climate change and air pollution is not only an issue of overlapping emission sources, environmental and cumulative health impacts; it is also an issue of justice and human rights.
USAID Launches the Clean Air Catalyst Program to Combat Air Pollution
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched Clean Air Catalyst, a new flagship program to combat air pollution, alongside a global consortium of organizations led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
New Air Pollution Project Extends Focus on Solutions
With the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will embark on a new flagship program, Clean Air Catalyst, led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to accelerate clean air solutions in low- and middle-income countries.
In the Distance: Clean Air Post-COVID-19
We need to act now to achieve a healthier clean air future. Air pollution is not only the leading environmental risk for premature death, but a bigger threat to sustainable development than most people realize.