Auto-rickshaws are a key mode of affordable and shared mobility in Indian cities, serving up to 25 percent of all motorized trips. They are especially popular among women and other vulnerable groups who have lower vehicle ownership and diverse travel needs that public transport networks do not meet.Electric auto-rickshaws (e-autos) offer significant environmental and socio-economic benefits, such ...

The On-Site Clean Construction Manual offers guidelines to help reduce dust from construction activities such as the construction of buildings, roads, and bridges, as well as the laying of pipelines, sewers and underground electricity lines. These guidelines are designed to be used by a wide range of stakeholders including contractors, builders, engineers, construction workers, and other associate...

From 2020 through 2021, World Resources Institute (WRI) and The GovLab worked together on the first steps toward a data investment agenda around societal needs and uses of data for accelerating clean air for all. While much research on air quality, its sources, and its impacts is based on what is possible— what kinds of insights new sensing and analytical approaches enable—our focus was on what is...

Evidence shows that, in some ways, air pollution impacts women and girls differently than men and boys. Factors involved may include biological differences, socioeconomic disparities, and unequal gender norms that affect exposure and types, as well as access to and impact of mitigation solutions. It is possible that general improvements in ambient air quality may not sufficiently address the parti...

This presentation from an Emissions Inventory Training Workshop held in Nairobi in 2023 presents the One Atmosphere approach and its application for the development of integrated emissions inventories....

The document records the background and main content of the dialogue and summarizes the policy recommendations highlighted by the expert group....

In order to assist cities throughout the region in developing and putting into practice science-based policy action plans at the municipal level to successfully manage air pollution in the region, this paper was created with the goal of enhancing regional collaboration to solve air pollution concerns in Asia and the Pacific....

In considering the critical need to address air pollution in the Asia-Pacific region, where air quality has declined due to traffic, industrialization, and energy use, the report emphasizes the importance of air quality monitoring, reducing urban and household emissions, and transitioning to cleaner energy and sustainable practices. The paper also makes recommendations for priority to ensure that ...

The current guidebook presents widely used AQ models employing different modelling approaches for atmospheric and AQ processes, over length scales ranging from the microscale (1 km or less) to the global scale (more than 1000 km). To this end, distinctions are made between operational and experimental models, between dispersion, photochemical, and receptor models, between forecasting and assessmen...

The current guidebook presents a unified method to compile emission inventories at national level that are suitable for regional comparison. It also provides a state-of-the-art web-based tool that GCC countries can use to facilitate computations and calculations. In addition, introductory guidance for air pollution dispersion modelling provides countries with an overview of the different methods a...