In this module, the general considerations for a city in understanding and preparing for an HIA are discussed, in order to help air quality managers incorporate public health in decision making related to air pollution. This module provides a list and description of the general types of HIA methods that can be done in cities, especially in the context of AQM. The stages of the general HIA process ...

Health Impact Assessments can be done through various techniques using different tools that make data compilation and analysis more efficient. There is no standard or prescribed tool to use for all, as the tool of choice should match with the resources and technical capacity of the group who will conduct the assessment. The task of deciding which tool to use from a range of choices becomes challen...

This module highlights inter-agency collaboration especially in conducting an HIA. The ability to link health and environmental data to understand relationships between levels of exposure and health outcomes is vital in managing the impacts of poor air quality on health. With this document, AQM practitioners and relevant stakeholders would learn the advantages of collaboration in conducting an HIA...

Today, air quality in many Asian cities exceeds the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline limits for the protection of human health. According to WHO, 92% of the world’s population now live in places where air quality levels exceed health limits, and that 7 million premature deaths worldwide are linked to exposure to ambient and household air pollution. Air pollution also adversely affects the...

To set the way forward in achieving the vision for cleaner air, Clean Air Asia led the development of the Guidance Framework for Better Air Quality in Asian Cities (Guidance Framework) in 2014 to address the needs and challenges in the region. It aims to provide a recognized guidance on improving urban air quality and is organized around priority areas of concern in the region, which were translat...

What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 aggregates extensive solid waste data at the national and urban levels. It estimates and projects waste generation to 2030 and 2050. Beyond the core data metrics from waste generation to disposal, the report provides information on waste management costs, revenues, and tariffs; special wastes; regulations; public communication; ...

WARM provides high-level comparisons of potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions, energy savings, and economic impacts when considering different materials management practices. Materials management practices include - source reduction, recycling, anaerobic digestion, combustion, composting and landfilling....

The management of municipal solid waste and the associated environmental impacts are the subject of growing attention in industrialized countries. EU has recently strongly emphasized the role of LCA in its waste and resource strategies. The development of sustainable solid waste management systems applying a life-cycle perspective requires readily understandable tools for modeling the life-cycle i...

This a dataset regularly collected by Our World in Data which includes data on energy consumption (primary energy, per capita, and growth rates), energy mix, electricity mix, and other relevant metrics. The indicators represent all of our main data related to energy consumption, energy mix, electricity mix as well as other indicators of potential interest....

This is an Excel-based dataset from the IEA showing the energy balances per country, per product, and per flow....