The First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation (GAAPL) presents the findings of a study of air quality legislation in 194 countries and the European Union. Using the Air Quality Guidelines developed by the World Health Organization as a starting point, the report examines the legal measures for determining whether air quality standards are being met and what legal standards exist for fai...

The First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation (GAAPL) presents the findings of a study of air quality legislation in 194 countries and the European Union. Using the Air Quality Guidelines developed by the World Health Organization as a starting point, the report examines the legal measures for determining whether air quality standards are being met and what legal standards exist for fai...

This guide is a tool for those responsible for the development of Air Quality Improvement Management Programs, to provide a roadmap for their development....

The objective of this report is to equip Asian governments with information that can help in aligning their emission standards with international best practice standards and strengthen related enforcement policies, leading to cleaner air and the improved health of citizens. The report presents a comparative analysis of emission standards in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vie...

In Guidance Area 6, the main components of air quality governance which forms the basis of air quality management are discussed. This module explains the importance of political support, implementation and enforcement, policy reforms, financial resources, institutional strengthening, information disclosure and communication in air quality governance. This module is divided into four sections: 1) A...

This special report is part of the “China Air” report series, which presents the key figures detailing China’s progress in clean air and climate change mitigation (especially in the past 10 years). It compares data from countries in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, as well as some representative countries in Europe and America, to promote mutual learning and identify paths for future imp...

The “China Air – Air Pollution Prevention and Control Progress in Chinese Cities” report series are produced by CAA to objectively monitor the development and implementation of national, regional and municipal policies that are enacted since the release of China’s Action Plan for Air Pollution Prevention and Control in 2013. The annual reports also track ambient air quality status in over 300 Chin...

The chapter begins by presenting regulatory instruments employed independently and in combination to manage air quality; then discusses how these instruments are embedded in different governance arrangements. It is understood that there is unlikely to be a universal approach for different contexts in Asia, hence the instruments and arrangements will vary across countries and cities. Instead, this ...

Clearing the Air is a toolkit for engaging youth to understand air pollution in hot spots and work towards clean air in these areas. It has been developed by Clean Air Asia India with the objective of encouraging sector specific micro level activity driven by public engagement to reduce air pollution in hot spots. The toolkit uses simple language to explain scientific concepts to guide youth in id...

Children spend significant amounts of time at school, making the school environment a potentially important contributor to air quality exposure. The SAMHE initiative has a dual aim: 1) to develop and test a bespoke citizen science framework for collecting environment and indoor air quality data in classrooms, alongside contextual data capable of enriching analysis, at an unprecedented scale; and, ...