Tobacco use in South-East Asia declines
South-East Asia has achieved the fastest rate of decline in tobacco use among any other region in the world in 20 years, sustaining tobacco...
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Air pollution is more dangerous than smoking
Despite public awareness and relentless media coverage, Kathmandu’s air quality has worsened in the past two years. But public outrage does not...
Bad Air
A public perception survey among Kathmandu Valley residents conducted last year shows near unanimous agreement that pollution levels are bad and getting worse. The...
Green sticker = green light to pollute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Sv3a2LjxoVehicle owners in Kathmandu need to pass an annual emission test, but many just buy Green Stickers over the counter while some...
Solution to pollution
Air quality across Nepal has been deteriorating over the years. The average PM2.5 (concentration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns) in Kathmandu...
One Atmosphere
When we reduce air pollution, we reduce the impact of climate change
Toxic bubble
Kathmandu is the centre of everything in Nepal: power, administration, public education, tourism, hospitals. Till the late 1970s, the Valley’s built-up areas...
How to clean up Kathmandu’s air
We just need the political will to push solutions through
#BeatAirPollution
The theme of World Environment Day 2019 on Wednesday 5 June is air pollution, and how to reduce it. This is not...
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