Activities of the World Health Organizaiton on Air Pollution and Health Dr Carlos Dora Coordinator Department of Public Health and Environment
25 jui 2020 · Climate Change is increasing Air Pollution: ▷ Higher temperatures increase smog ▷ Warmer weather increases pollen spore production
Climate Change ◇ Loss of natural and cultural resources Land Pollution: Plastic bag and general waste dump beside communal toilets on riverbank
Urban air pollution -1 2 m deaths yr • Traffic injuries-1 3 m deaths yr (mostly WHO assessing policies to mitigate climate change for health impacts
bustion, agriculture Air pollution (PM) Climate change (CO 2 ) Local/ short term health impacts Global/long term health impacts Climate change (SLCPs)
Greenhouse effect (with the largest contribution in the upper troposphere) Question 5: What are the couplings among climate change, air pollution, and
types and air pollutants => strong regional and global signals (via long-range transport, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007)
Air pollution a link for climate change, health and development Outdoor air pollution → 3 2 million deaths/yr – large proportion urban exposures
Approach to be Considered (2) Holistic air pollution management by target areas 3 GLOBAL (Climate Change, Ozone layer) 2 REGIONAL (Acid rain, POPs*)
Overfishing in Earth's Oceans 9 Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources 10 Evidence of Global Warming 3 Water pollution 4 Air Pollution 5 Acid Rain