Toward Better and Healthier Air Quality: Implementation of WHO 2021 Global Air Quality Guidelines in Asia

• DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-22-0040.1
• Publication Date: 2022-05-09T15:45:18Z
• Authors: Huiling Ouyang; Xu Tang; Rajesh Kumar; Renhe Zhang; Guy Brasseur; Ben Churchill; Mozaharul Alam; Haidong Kan; Hong Liao; Tong Zhu; Emily Ying Yang Chan; Ranjeet Sokhi; Jiacan Yuan; Alexander Baklanov; Jianmin Chen; Maria Katherina P...
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 11. Sustainability; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences; 3. Good health

Abstract Air pollution is estimated to contribute approximately 7 million premature deaths, of which around 4.5 deaths are linked ambient (outdoor) air pollution. The attributed rank the highest in Asian region, and thus, implementation stricter World Health Organization (WHO) Global Quality Guidelines (AQGs) released on 22 September 2021 will generate greatest health benefits region. Here we present some key messages recommendations at national, regional, global levels promote strategies for ambitious WHO AQGs