This study sets out to calculate the economic costs of premature mortality from air pollution to strengthen the business case for governments to act ambitiously in reducing pollution. The costs of pollution to society are many, but a full accounting is beyond the scope of this report. Instead,...

Air pollution presents an increasingly apparent challenge to health and development across the globe. Exposure to PM2.5 is a major health risk and worldwide, an estimated 4.13-5.39 million people died prematurely in 2017 from exposure to PM2.5 pollution. The health impacts of pollution also...

This book explores the economic and broader societal rationale for using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or "drone” technologies as acomplement to the current transport and logistics systems in several use cases in East Africa. The specific use cases examined include medical goods deliveries,...