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Air pollution a “silent killer” in African cities, says study in run-up to COP27

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With the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, starting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week, a recent study has found that air pollution in African cities is growing rapidly and is more deadly than feared, but green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives. Urban pollution has been largely neglected in Africa, according […]
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Air pollution costs MENA region $141 billion annually, WB warns

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The Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) suffers from excessive air pollution whose cost amounts to $141 billion annually, or around 2% of GDP, the World Bank said in a report released on Monday, urging the region to adopt a green economic policy. The report, titled “Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, […]