Many local and regional governments have ambitious climate action plans but are unable to access financing to implement them. Although significant efforts have been made in recent years, access to...
Poor air quality is responsible for more than 5 million deaths a year. With 55% of people living in urban areas globally, cities are critical to addressing this growing health crisis.
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WHO/Europe's software tool AirQ+ performs calculations that allow quantification of the health effects of exposure to air pollution, including estimates of the reduction in life expectancy....
Climate change affects health through a range of different pathways: from extreme weather events, to infectious disease, to water and food security. The actions that would be necessary to keep...
Addressing air pollution makes sense health-wise and as an investment in a clean and livable future. he Urban Health and Sustainable Development web platform gives cities access to data, tools,...
Climate change is damaging human health now, and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to...
With more than 80% of the European population expected to live in urban areas by 2030, cities play a pivotal role in steering the transition towards a low-carbon society as well as in...
More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) limits. While all regions of the world...
Over the last several years, stakeholders across low and middle income countries have expressed an urgent need for increased support on pollution management in order to respond to the magnitude of...
This publication reveals the new indoor air quality guidelines for household fuel combustion that aim to help public health policy-makers, as well as specialists working on energy, environmental...
