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SW-AQA announces the Expert Advisory Group for the Loss & Damage Finance Mechanism [LDFM©]. This groundbreaking initiative aims to fast-track and increase private equity funding for Loss & Damage.

Children are especially vulnerable to air pollutants released during the combustion of . Health experts call for a Just Transition away from for and .

🌍🍃 Celebrate with a breath of fresh tunes! 🎶 Join us in spreading awareness about clean air and jam out to our anthem Haq Humara. Let the music inspire you to protect our planet. 🌤️🌱

A Song for Saafhawa© On the International Day for Clean Air and Blue Skies, September 7, 2022, AirQualityAsia released an inspirational anthem for the clean air movement for one ...

Tomorrow is ! The world must band together to combat air pollution, which kills 7 million a year

#WorldCleanAirDay 2023: Let's come together for clean air 99 per cent of our world is exposed to polluted air, causing an estimated 6.7 million premature deaths every year. Air pollution is an environmental risk to ...

"Clean Air is a Fundamental Right", say
Greenpeace India protesters gathered to direct attention of policymakers in India about the limitations of existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Greenpeace India demands revision of national air quality standards India's annual concentration standards for pollutants continue to be eight times higher than WHO's standards.

"In 2023, four years into India's National Clean Air Programme implementation, progress to date is uneven and not on pace to achieve success by 2024."
NRDC India

Sustaining Progress Towards Clean Air In India Stronger action is needed to meet India's clean air goals.

President met with US Consul-General Hon. William Makaneole to discuss solutions for Tackling Lahore's Air Pollution

'Solution to the problems of lies in a whole of South Asia region approach, and is not one that any one country in the air sheds can resolve on its own,' writes

The illogical rejection of the idea of South Asia South Asia appears to be the exception and the outlier to the most logical principle now — regional cooperation

'The elite may be able to purchase air purifiers, work from home and wear expensive face masks. The poor, the elderly, pregnant women, physically disabled people, children, and animals however, are heavily exposed and have to breath in harmful toxins.'

Environmental Justice Must Be At The Center Of Our Attention We need a government policy that aims to reduce our carbon footprint and places environmental justice at the center of our attention

Health experts in said there has been at least a 30 percent increase in the number of respiratory patients this New Year, as some admitted to the ICU because of low oxygen in the blood and respiratory distress due to excessive

Air Pollution: 30% increase in respiratory patients in New Year in India Health experts on Wednesday said there has been at least a 30 percent increase in the number of respiratory patients this New Year, as some are even being admitted to the ICU because of low oxygen in the blood and respiratory distress due to excessive pollution.

Zeb Bangash Zeb Bangash aims to create awareness through her latest track 'Saafhawa Haq Humara', an ode to clean air

Zeb Bangash aims to create awareness through her latest track 'Saaf Hawa', an ode to clean air It is always inspiring to see celebrities coming forward and playing their part in matters that impact the larger environment. Their contribution has lasti..

Layth Sidiq joins the Billions Club on TuneCore . His strings are woven throughout ©✊🏽 — Join global south's call for our Right to Clean Air! our Right to a Carbon-Free world
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delegates approved Loss&Damage as an agenda item due to successful advocacy by G77. As negotiations begin AQA presents Loss&Damage Financing Mechanism report and recommendations. Let us lead those still investing in carbon towards green investment:

Loss and Damage Financing Mechanism Report.pdf

"FCDO-funded SEED programme, Peshawar Clean Air Alliance, and the Bank of Khyber, under KP Govt, partnered to address data deficit by creating a network of AQ monitors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "

Bank of Khyber: The fight for a clean air future Bank of Khyber, under directions of KP Govt, joins FCDO’s SEED Program and PCCA, KPK fight for a clean air future

" has emerged as one of India’s gravest social and environmental problems in recent years. At the same time, the country is experiencing signs of a with potentially devastating effects in the long term."

Air quality and climate policy integration in India – Analysis - IEA Air quality and climate policy integration in India - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

We're pleased to announce that Saafhawa© Haq Humara is now available on music streaming platforms including and
🎶 Listen, share, and play on repeat as you raise your voice for . Let's unite the global south's call for our right to !

South Asia is ground zero in the global crisis. 39 of the 42 most polluted cities in the world.
33 in India
3 in Pakistan
2 in Bangladesh
1 in Nepal
Listen to inspirational ode to clean air: https://vimeo.com/746942120

This , we're pleased to share a song for Saafhawa© — let's unite the global south's call for our right to clean air!
🎶 Listen, share, and play on repeat as you raise your voice for blue skies.
, haq humara!✊

Hear the full song here: https://vimeo.com/746942120

Saafhawa© - haq humara Music Credits: Composer: Shantanu Moitra Vocalist: Zebunnisa Bangash Lyrics: Mir Ali Husain Violin: Layth Sidiq Music Producer: George Joseph Mixed & Mastered…

"Air pollution hardly receives any attention in India. People are not fully aware of the dangers of inhaling polluted air, and governments and other authorities are lax in taking measures to prevent or to control it." https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/air-quality-india-at-its-worst-1139012.html

Air quality: India at its worst The State of Global Air Report 2022, which was released last week, may be the worst-ever such report for India as it shows three of the country’s largest cities among the most affected by air pollution in the world. No other country has more than one of its cities among the top 20 most polluted ci...

"Every year, costs Indian businesses around 7 lakh crore (USD 95 billion), or 40% of what it would cost to combat -19 annually." https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/how-air-pollution-causes-the-degradation-of-a-nations-gdp/2644052/

How air pollution causes the degradation of a nation’s GDP  However, the discussion on air pollution in India and around the world has so far focussed on its effects on public health.

Lawmakers in parliament’s lower house approved legislation that requires greater use of and forces industrial polluters to pay a price for the carbon they emit https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/indias-parliament-passes-energy-conservation-bill/2022/08/09/8f14df26-17f5-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html

Lawmakers in India pass energy conservation bill The Indian government took another step toward its climate goals by passing a conservation bill through parliament’s lower house, which makes it easier to put a price on carbon emissions and encourages the use of non-fossil fuel sources to generate power across the country

"In 2013, the International Agency of Research on Cancer classified outdoor air pollution and PM2.5 in outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans, but the effects of air pollution exposure may take 15 to 20 years to be reflected in lung cancer development." https://airqualitynews.com/2022/08/09/researchers-suggest-air-pollution-be-included-as-risk-factor-for-lung-cancer-in-non-smokers/

Researchers suggest air pollution be included as risk factor for lung cancer in non-smokers - AirQualityNews Researchers from Vancouver have examined the impact that length of past exposure to air pollution has on lung cancer diagnosis. In 2013, the International Agency of Research on Cancer classified outdoor air pollution and PM2.5 in outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans, but the effects of ai...

"Limiting exposure alone can prevent 30% of in Pakistan. Yet, the Punjab government’s NCD Unit does not even list air pollution as a risk factor. We require significant efforts to raise awareness of air pollution’s health impacts." https://www.dawn.com/news/1702293/give-us-clean-air

Give us clean air Ensuring clean air is a public service. Yet improving air quality does not involve quick fixes...

Air pollution accounts for more than 1 in 9 deaths around the world. Have you seen the special on yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1SdFjna7zQ

Something in the Air FULL SPECIAL | PBS America Pollution is killing tens of thousands of people every day around the world and is a major killer everywhere, even places we think of as safe. It causes resp...

In Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) has partnered with multilingual social media platform Koo to create awareness on the need to curb and build a cleaner environment, all in local languages.

IIT-Delhi, Koo partner to create public awareness on air pollution The partnership – through the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (F**T), an industry-academia interface organization for IIT-Delhi -- will reach a wider and more diverse audience, including first-time social media users, with content on pollution levels and possible remedies to curb...