Documents et rapports

Towards Clean Air in Nepal : Benefits, Pollution Sources, and Solutions (anglais)

Hazardous air pollution poses significant health and economic challenges for Nepal. Air pollution raises public health concerns in Nepal, particularly in the country’s two geographic hotspots: the Kathmandu...

Sea Water Air-conditioning (SWAC) at Cabo Rojo in Pedernales, Dominican Republic : A Technical and Financial Assessment (anglais)

The Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) project in Pedernales, Dominican Republic, is strategically aligned with the Cabo Rojo tourism development initiative. Following extensive regional studies, Pedernales...

Air Quality Management in Central Asia (anglais)

Poor air quality (AQ) is a serious challenge in urban and rural areas in Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The primary sources of air pollution...

Управление Качеством Воздуха в Центральной Азии (russe)

Неудовлетворительное качество воздуха (КВ) является серьезной проблемой в городских и сельских районах стран Центральной Азии: Казахстана, Кыргызской Республики, Таджикистана, Туркменистана и Узбекистана...

Air Quality Management in Central Asia : Summary Report (anglais)

This report aims to enhance the understanding of the priorities, needs, and solutions for improving air quality (AQ) in Central Asia (CA) through local action and regional collaboration. It focuses on...

Управление Качеством Воздуха в Центральной Азии : Сводный доклад (russe)

Цель настоящего доклада – углубить понимание приоритетов, потребностей и решений в области улучшения качества воздуха (КВ) в Центральной Азии (ЦА) посредством действий на местном уровне и регионального...

Accelerating Access to Clean Air for a Livable Planet (anglais)

Air pollution is taking a heavy toll on both people and economies across the world. Reducing it will require effective, targeted, and integrated policies. This report identifies the main sources of air...

Egypt, Arab Republic of - Greater Cairo Air Pollution Management and Climate Change Project : Implementation Support Mission - January 26-February 6, 2025 (anglais)

Developing Air Quality Measurement Systems : Testing and Comparing Three Pollution Data Sources in Daka, Senegal (anglais)

To address the important challenge of air pollution and the negative health consequences for their population, policymakers need data to both understand the current situation and assess the impact of policies...

Institutional and Functional Review of Air Quality Management in North Macedonia (anglais)

People in many parts of North Macedonia are exposed to more toxic particulate matter air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. The burning of solid fuels for heating in homes and other buildings...

Functional Review of Air Quality Management in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (anglais)

People in many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are exposed to more toxic particulate matter (PM) air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is especially true for residents in urban...

Air Quality Management in EU Member States (anglais)

The objective of this technical note is to inform the governments of Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania about ongoing efforts and opportunities to strengthen AQM governance to achieve better air quality...

Designing Air Quality Measurement Systems in Data-Scarce Settings (anglais)

While populations in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to some of the highest levels of air pollution and its consequences, the majority of economics research on the topic is focused on high-income...

#OneSouthAsia Newsletter (September-October 2024) : Issue 25 (anglais)

For the World Bank Group, clean air in South Asia is a top priority. The 25th issue of the SARRE Newsletter focuses on steps countries are taking for air quality management including an aspirational target...

Measuring and Addressing Inequalities in within-City Air Pollution (anglais)

Air pollution is a major environmental and public health challenge that affects millions of people around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution causes more than seven...

Know Thy Foe : Information Provision and Air Pollution in Tbilisi (anglais)

Middle-income countries host the majority of the world’s population exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the majority of this population lives in urban environments. This study investigates...

Technical Annex: Cost – Effectiveness analysis of air Quality Management Options in Punjab (anglais)

As part of its engagement on regional air quality management in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayan Foothills, the World Bank is applying the GAINS-IGP model to identify cost-effective policy interventions...

China - Developing Market-based Energy Efficiency Program in China Project (anglais)

Ratings for the Developing Market-based Energy Efficiency Program in China Project for China were as follows: outcome was highly satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation...

A Pathway to Decarbonization of the Vehicle Fleet in Serbia and the Role of Electric Mobility (anglais)

Serbia is transitioning to an environmentally sustainable, low-carbon, climate-resilient economy, but the transition must be accelerated in view of climate change and increasing air pollution. Serbia has...

Оценка качества воздуха в Ташкенте и «дорожная карта» совершенствования управления качеством воздуха в Узбекистане : Резюме (russe)

This report summarizes the main results from a assessment of air quality in Tashkent (Part I) that informed the definition of sectoral policies and measures (PaMs) in the roadmap for air quality management...