Documentos e informes

Air Pollution and Climate Change : From Co-Benefits to Coherent Policies (Inglés)

This report analyzes the experiences of countries and communities trying to address both air pollution and climate change. It proposes a coherent policy approach to harnessing synergies and managing tensions...

Are All Air Pollution Particles Equal? : How Constituents and Sources of Fine Air Pollution Particles (PM 2.5) Affect Health (Inglés)

Global studies of the health impacts of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) have been based on particle mass, but there is evolving evidence indicating that adverse health effects can vary depending on the...

The Global Health Cost of PM 2.5 Air Pollution : A Case for Action Beyond 2021 (Inglés)

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...

When the Dust Settles : A Review of the Health Implications of the Dust Component of Air Pollution (Inglés)

This review of the epidemiological literature on fugitive dust indicates the likelihood of significant public health impacts from both short- and long-term exposure to both fine and coarse dust. These...

Getting Down to Earth : Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants that Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? (Inglés)

Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of which are caused by exposure to fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) air pollution. Most of these deaths occur...

The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021 (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main Report (Inglés)

It is now clear that a narrow focus on the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) is insufficient to achieve humanity’s aspirations for sustainable prosperity. Well-functioning ecosystems and educated...

World - The Global Cost of Ambient PM2.5 Air Pollution (Inglés)

Air pollution is a major cause of death and disease. ‘Ambient air pollution’ refers to contamination of outdoor air; ‘household air pollution’ refers to contamination of indoor air. Ambient (or outdoor)...

Air Quality Management in North Macedonia (Inglés)

Air pollution is a significant problem in cities and urban centers in the Republic of North Macedonia. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Air Quality Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Inglés)

Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) experience high ambient concentrations of health-damaging fine particulate air pollution in Europe. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality...

Air Quality Management in Poland (Inglés)

Despite significant efforts to reduce polluting air emissions, during and after the economic transition in the 1990s, Poland remains home to many of the most polluted cities in the European Union (EU)...

Air Pollution Management in Kosovo (Inglés)

Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) significantly exceeding the national and European...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Matanza-Riachuelo Basin (MRB) Sustainable Development Adaptable Lending Program - P105680 - Sequence No : 18 (Inglés)

Clean air and healthy lungs : enhancing the World Bank's approach to air quality management (Inglés)

This report specifically deals with air pollution, which was reported, by the World Health Organization (WHO), as the single largest environmental health risk globally in 2012 (WHO, 2014a). Air pollution...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 (Inglés)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 : Hacia un mundo ecologico, limpio y con capacidad de adaptacion para todos : estrategia ambiental del Grupo del Banco Mundial 2012 - 2022 (Español)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 : Batir un monde vert, proper et resilient pour tous : strategie environnementale du groupe de la banque mondiale 2012 - 2022 (Francés)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 (Ruso)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 : Rumo a um mundo verde, limpo e resiliente para todos : Estratégia ambiental do grupo do banco mundial 2012 - 2022 (Portugués)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 (Árabe)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...

Toward a green, clean, and resilient world for all : a World Bank Group environment strategy 2012 - 2022 (Chino)

The new environment strategy for the World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a new kind of development path, one that supports...