A phased city air quality management approach for faster clean air progress
| Autor: | D. Kass, V. Pun, R. Kusuma, S. Mehta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pollution
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) media_common.quotation_subject Health impact Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Air pollution medicine.disease_cause 10.L. Workshop: City-level action to promote public health Data transparency medicine AcademicSubjects/MED00860 AcademicSubjects/SOC01210 Air quality management Business AcademicSubjects/SOC02610 Air quality index Environmental planning Parallel Programme media_common |
| Zdroj: | The European Journal of Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1464-360X 1101-1262 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.768 |
| Popis: | Clean air is a basic human right, yet over 90% of people are exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution, resulting in over 5 million deaths each year. The burden of air pollution is the greatest in densely populated cities; and will continue to grow without rapid and aggressive action to reduce pollution emissions. Air pollution is associated with chronic illnesses, including diabetes and heart and lung diseases, which can make people more susceptible to COVID-19. Local governments must prioritise feasible and scalable proven solutions and innovations in their jurisdictions to control local emissions in the near term while engaging advocacy and cooperation for regional and national actions to improve air quality over the long term. Vital Strategies' Accelerating City Progress on Clean Air: Innovation and Action Guide (the Guide) is an evidence-based, pragmatic playbook for helping city governments develop comprehensive air quality management systems to rapidly promote clean air for health. This talk will summarise the pragmatic step-by-step approach laid out in the Guide, and describe progress underway in Jakarta, Indonesia, where this guidance is being implemented to strengthen the city's clean air plan. Strategies to be discussed will include: innovations to improve data on air pollution levels and sources, health impact analyses using local data and policy implications; improved data transparency and communication on air quality issues; and the intersectoral approach and coordination being undertaken to accelerate and sustain clean air action. |
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