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Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. Exposure can lead to stroke, heart and lung disease, pneumonia and cancer. Unsustainable human activity is accelerating air pollution, threatening the climate, biodiversity, human health, the economy and more.
Governments, development organizations, the private sector, civil society organizations and individuals must reduce unsustainable behaviour and leverage finance and investments towards air quality measures and solutions.
#BeatAirPollution calls for a stronger, more agile, innovative, and forward-looking presence to engage governments, industry, and individuals in making deliberate changes and choices to reduce air pollution.
To address this systemic challenge, the following actions need to be ambitiously applied and integrated:
Here are some actions that can benefit human health, protect ecosystems, and reduce climate-warming air pollutants and greenhouse gases:
Beat Pollution aims to build and nurture a larger narrative on a pollution-free planet that weaves interrelated aspects of climate and nature and connects different forms of pollution to the larger issue of pollution and waste. The goal is to optimize human health and environmental outcomes through enhanced capacity and leadership in the sound management of chemicals and waste and increasing circular processes.
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