Africa’s growth has been accelerating for the last twenty years. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Africa was on track to more than triple its population this century. While this growth is excellent, it brings enormous air pollution challenges.
Air pollution is one of the most significant environmental risks to health. The world health organization reckons that reducing air pollution levels can reduce the burden of diseases like stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma.
So, the three months series be about air pollution in Africa. We will investigate different sources of air pollution that include industries, transport – among the issues being – use of used cars often imported from other parts of the world mainly, often of poor quality and fail road-worthiness tests in the exporting countries. The series will also explore urban and agricultural waste, how African cities are at risk of turning into urban heat islands as the population grows and more space is required for the rising urban population and, finally, marine plastic pollution.
Remember, if you are implementing a project in any of these areas, please write to us using info@africaclimateconversations.com or if you have a question or would like to contribute to the series, also feel free to write to us.
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