World Bank Report on Air Pollution

On 14th December, 2022, the World Bank released a report, titled 'Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia'.

Background

  • Persistently hazardous levels of air pollution have caused public health crises in South Asia demanding urgent action.
  • Using a modelling approach over South Asia as a whole, the report lays out multiple scenarios and costs involved in reducing the region’s exposure to particulate matter (PM).

Key Highlights of the Report

Exposure to PM 2.5

  • Over 60% of South Asians are exposed to an average of 35 µg/m3 of PM2.5.
  • In some parts of the ....
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