The air quality of the city has been a major public health problem causing air pollution-related morbidity and mortality, placing an economic burden on the country due to loss of productivity and over-utilization of health system resources.
The revised Ambient Air Quality Directive merges the previous two Directives into one and streamlines provisions to clarify and simplify the rules, aligning 2030 EU air quality standards more closely with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. This is an important step to better protect our health and move forward on the path to zero pollution in our environment by 2050. It ...
The Ambient Air Quality Directive requires the assessment of ambient air quality in Member States using common methods and criteria for air quality monitoring and modelling. This comprehensive assessment is required throughout the whole territory of each country. The type of assessment methods used depends on the level of pollution, and these can go from fixed measurements to indicative ...
Overview In 2014, WHO issued the first-ever health-based guidelines on clean fuels and technologies for household cooking, heating and lighting. These guidelines aim to help public health policy-makers, as well as specialists working on energy and resource issues, understand and implement best approaches to reducing household air pollution.
The WHO air quality guidelines offer guidance to policy-makers on reducing the effects on health of air pollution.
WHO's air quality database compiles data on ground measurements of annual mean concentrations of particulate matter of a diameter equal to or smaller than 10 μm (PM10) or equal to or smaller than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) which aim at representing an average for the city or town as a whole, rather than for individual stations. The database currently hosts 4300 human settlements in 108 countries and is ...
Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor in the WHO European Region and is a major cause of disease and death. This makes it a priority to keep it below WHO air quality guideline levels for all. Addressing air pollution not only has direct benefits for health but also helps reduce emissions that are driving climate change. In recent years, this dual impact has made air pollution ...
Strategies for reducing exposure household air pollution include clean fuels and stoves, supportive policies and awareness-raising campaigns
The WHO Air Quality, Energy and Health Science and Policy Summaries (SPS) provide concise overviews of current knowledge and evidence on topics related to air quality, energy access, climate change, and health. These summaries aim to support decision-makers by presenting key insights from scientific research.