Tag:Air Quality

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Stakeholders devise strategies to improve Lagos air quality

Challenges bordering air quality in the city of Lagos dominated discussions among participants at a forum held recently at the instance of the International...

Michael Simire - October 2, 2022

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Air quality sinks as climate change accelerates

An anticipated rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves and an associated increase in wildfires this century is likely to worsen air...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2022

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Lagos, others sign air quality declaration to improve health, climate

Gov. Babajide Sanwu-Olu of Lagos State has signed the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration alongside Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Dakar, Ekurhuleni, Freetown, Johannesburg, Nairobi,...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2022

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Lagos charges residents to obey air quality guidelines

The Lagos State Government has urged residents to obey the guidelines and policies in place for improved air quality in the state. Commissioner for Health,...

Michael Simire - May 21, 2022

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World Health Day: Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air – WHO

Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality limits and threatens their health. A record number of...

admin - April 4, 2022

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UK grants £11.6m to local authorities to tackle air pollution

Local authorities across England have been granted more than £11 million in government funding to deliver projects to improve air quality. The money, from the...

Michael Simire - March 17, 2022

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Clean Air Day: UN releases Air Quality and Climate Bulletin

The COVID-19 lockdown and travel restrictions led to a dramatic short-lived fall in emissions of key air pollutants in 2020, especially in urban areas....

Michael Simire - September 7, 2021

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World Clean Air Day: Keeping our footprints in the air

Air pollution results from the atmospheric pollution which are deleterious to the human health and our planet too. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2021

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