This report provides evidence-based guidance on cost-effective and energy-efficient cooling and ventilation interventions to improve building-level thermal comfort and indoor air quality for a changing
GENEVA, Switzerland - Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the century. The estimate comes amid concerns that six billion people regularly inhale air “so polluted
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Union ministry of environment and forests on Thursday to examine the effect of hookah with respect to indoor air pollution and prescribe appropriate standards
<p>Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some of the worst levels globally. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/air_pollution_disease_burden.pdf"
The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health. Poor housing is associated with a wide range of health conditions such as respiratory diseases including asthma, cardiovascular diseases,
<p>Indoor air pollution in the workplace is considered as one of the most potential environment risks to an occupant’s health. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/particulate_matter_indoor_Environment.pdf"
<p>Air pollution is linked with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Strategies aiming at the improved air quality interact directly with climate mitigation targets, access to clean
Household air pollution caused by smoke from burning solid fuels for cooking is a major source of mortality and morbidity in India. Recent studies estimate that it is also a major contributor to outdoor
When Joyce Njenga replaced her traditional open-fire hearth with an energy-saving stove, she was pleased it lived up to its promised efficiencies: using less firewood and halving cooking times. But
ADDIS ABABA- Every single year, thousands of Ethiopian women and children die because of indoor air pollution. This is an instance of a silent death. At the same time five million Ethiopians suffer a respiratory
The Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART) was developed by WHO and is being pilot-tested for use in conducting rapid situational assessments and stakeholder mapping of a country’s readiness to
