The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2023 report is the only global analysis of funding from international development donors to tackle air pollution. It highlights trends and gaps in international aid and public climate finance spending from 2015 to 2021 and provides recommendations for governments, bilateral donors and multilateral development banks to tackle dirty air and climate change toge...

The Clean Construction Toolkit provides guidelines and best practices for reducing the environmental impact of construction activities. It emphasizes the importance of sustainable materials, efficient resource use, and minimizing waste and emissions throughout the construction process. The toolkit is designed to support industry professionals in implementing cleaner construction methods to enhance...

The Clean Construction Management Plan Framework outlines strategies for implementing clean construction practices to mitigate air pollution from construction activities. It includes detailed terms of reference, tender clauses, monitoring checklists, and training materials to ensure compliance with clean construction standards. This framework aims to support the adoption of the "Advancing Better A...

The Guidance Framework serves as a cornerstone document of Clean Air Asia’s Integrated Programme for Better Air Quality in Asia (IBAQ Programme), which supports countries and cities in implementing the Guidance Framework through a range of targeted interventions, including knowledge-sharing platforms to strengthen regional collaboration, capacity building activities such as trainings, study tours ...

The findings of this working paper suggested that, while Thailand does not lack air pollution legislation, ineffective implementation is a major issue. This brief outlines some of the policies already in place, as well as barriers to, and opportunities for, improving air quality in Thailand....

Air pollution is a critical issue in Thailand and, while the government regularly announces new measures to combat it, enforcement remains a key issue. This paper presents a comprehensive desk review of existing regulations and plans, outlining gaps and barriers to implementation, as well as success stories....

This discussion brief examines the relationships between air pollution, gender inequality, social inequity and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It summarises the findings from a review of secondary literature and publicly available databases on environment, health, natural resources, gender equality, social equity and poverty in BiH....

The findings of this study can inform and enable policymakers in improving occupational air pollution, including addressing air pollution, pollution sources and other related issues in the garment manufacturing sector in Cambodia. Such interventions will help to uphold the health of workers as a human right, ensure safe workplaces, and also be beneficial for the country’s economic growth, as a hea...

This evidence into action brief summarises the state of research on the topic of urban air pollution in low- and middle-income countries and its impacts on children, and proposes ideas for action. Air pollution is a major global health challenge to which children are particularly vulnerable. In this briefing, the authors summarise the literature on this topic, focusing on low- and middle-income co...

This brief reports the findings of a study that examined the relationship between air-pollution exposure, socio-economic status, and working and living conditions in Bangkok. It provides an overview of the study and highlights six recommendations to address related issues....