by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 11, 2022 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
Air pollution remains the biggest environmental health risk in Europe and continues to be a major cause of premature death and disease. Yet, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a temporary increase in air quality as a result of lockdowns enforced to...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 28, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
Guest article by Reneta Ilieva, International Projects’ Coordinator, BAPDThe mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, has approved the payment of BGN 108,000 (€ 55 192) to a law firm to represent the Sofia Municipality in the case against dirty air in Sofia, filed...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 11, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
By Paolo Crosignani, ISDE scientific committee, Associazione Medici per l’Ambiente – ISDE ItaliaIn the framework of Medicals Environment Days, organized by the International Society of Doctors for the Environment, Italian section (ISDE), a webinar on Air...
by Matteo Barisione | Oct 1, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
On September 22, The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its global air quality guidelines. This important document recommends air quality limits as well as interim targets for key pollutants. It provides clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 23, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
The most recent IPCC report is clear about the threats posed by the climate crisis and the need for action, both to revert global warming, and to prepare for some of its now inevitable effects. The new World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines, released...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 22, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
Following the revision of the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs), a statement issued by the European Respiratory Society endorsed by over 100 medical, public health, and scientific societies including EPHA, was issued, thus expressing their support and urging...
