Recognizing the global threat of air pollution, the UN Environment Assembly at its third sitting adopted resolution 3/8 on Preventing Air Pollution and requested UNEP to regularly “undertake an assessment of progress being made by Member States to adopt and implement key actions that can significantly improve air quality, in time for UNEA-5 and thereafter, synchronized with the Global Environment Outlook cycle”.
In response to this request, UNEP is providing an update to the 2016 report ‘Actions on Air Quality’ and a comprehensive global picture of national efforts towards improved air quality in time for UNEA-5 in February 2021. The global report update will be complimented by regional reports led by UNEP regional offices and supported by country-specific case studies. By doing so the report will identify key actions that cover the range of interventions and policy options at three levels: global, regional and national.
In order to develop this report, UNEP has been working closely with partners and stakeholders from UN Agencies, governments, research institutions, private sector, civil society and relevant NGOs. Member States were invited to take part in an online survey that was used to capture country-specific air quality actions. Offline versions of the questionnaire were made available below to help prepare responses prior to taking the online survey.
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The version of the Executive Summary of the 2021 edition of the ‘Actions on Air Quality Report’ developed in six UN languages provides a snapshot of progress in undertaking key measures to improve air quality.
- Executive summary – Global
- Executive summary – Arabic
- Executive summary – Chinese
- Executive summary – French
- Executive summary – Russian
- Executive summary - Spanish
The report is complemented by six regional summaries documenting more in-depth actions in key sectors as well as regional trends and priorities.
- Actions on Air Quality in Africa – Executive summary
- Actions on Air Quality in Asia and the Pacific – Executive summary
- Actions on Air Quality in Europe and Central Asia – Executive summary
- Actions on Air Quality in Latin America and the Caribbean – Executive summary
- Actions on Air Quality in North America – Executive summary
- Actions on Air Quality in West Asia – Executive summary
