Review of urban air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa region - air quality profile of SSA countries (English)

In Africa, urban outdoor air pollution is responsible for an estimated 49,000 premature deaths annually with indoor use of solid fuels being responsible for eight times this value, the main burden being borne by Sub Saharan African countries. Air pollution, outdoor and indoor, affects the health and life chances of millions of people in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)every day. There is a link between air pollution and poverty since poor people are exposed...

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Schwela, Dieter;
Document Date
2012/03/30
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
67794
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2012/03/30
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Review of urban air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa region - air quality profile of SSA countries
Keywords
United Nations Environment Programme

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Schwela, Dieter.

Review of urban air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa region - air quality profile of SSA countries (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/936031468000276054

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