an effective implementation of the master Plan, the World Bank supported Hanoi City to study the problem of pollution in … behind the growth of the population. In particular, two significant water-related problems have arisen. Water pollution has … two challenges of pollution and flooding but implementation has not kept pace with the growth of the problems. To support …

consequences of the levels of ambient air pollution in Slovakia (which is among the highest in Europe) and to evaluate different … pollution can be more cost effective …

Nine out of the world's 10 cities with the worst air pollution are in South Asia. South Asians are exposed to extremely … unhealthy levels of ambient air pollution, especially in densely populated, poor locations. The World Health Organization's (WHO … pollution is a public health crisis for South Asia, not only imposing high economic costs but also causing an estimated 2 …

South Asia is home to 9 of the world's 10 cities with the worst air pollution. Concentrations of fine particulate … matter (PM2.5) in some of the region's most densely populated and poor areas are up to 20 times higher than what the World … Health Organization considers healthy (5 micrograms per cubic meter). This pollution causes an estimated 2 million premature …

; 'household air pollution' refers to contamination of indoor air. Ambient (or outdoor) air pollution is the world's leading …Air pollution is a major cause of death and disease. 'Ambient air pollution' refers to contamination of outdoor air …, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and pneumonia. Most deaths related to air pollution are caused by human …

continued to rise. Air pollution's significant health, social, and economic effects compel the World Bank to support client …According to the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study, air pollution from fine particulate matter caused 6.4 million … premature deaths and 93 billion days lived with illness in 2019. Over the past decade, the toll of ambient air pollution has …

This study delivers evidence of the main causes of premature deaths from air pollution in Almaty and Nur-Sultan, two …

Public expenditure reviews are one of the World Bank's core diagnostic tools for informing various stakeholders about … the World Bank's twin goals of poverty reduction and shared prosperity in the education sector implies the need to use …