Congratulate International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, 7th September
Air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human health and one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally, with some estimated 6.5 million premature deaths across the world attributed to indoor and outdoor air pollution and the number of premature deaths is estimated to be on track to increase by more than 50 per cent by 2050. Particularly in developing countries air pollution disproportionately affects women, children and the elderly, especially in low-income populations as they are often exposed to high levels of ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution from cooking and heating with wood fuel and kerosene. Air pollution cause impacts not only to society, but it is also owing the negative impacts on the economy, work productivity, health care costs and tourism,..etc.
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