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Experts say increased funding for air quality monitoring and research can save children aged five and below from respiratory diseases due to pollution. Further, a national budget should be allocated to specifically cater for air quality research countrywide, acquisition of equipment, and expert training.
An evening of traffic congestion and air pollution: Increased funding for air quality monitoring and research can save children from respiratory diseases due to pollution. Photo: Arjun Lama / Unsplash.
SEI Africa in Nairobi is partnering with other organizations to support policy on air quality in Kenya to inform change.
The Nairobi county has been working with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and SEI to develop the 2019–2023 Air Quality Action Plan.
We know from global satellite data estimates that outdoor pollution in Kenya is increasing. Further, the most recent Kenya Economic Survey indicates that respiratory illnesses account for 39 percent of disease incidence in Kenya’s health facilities.
Dr. Andriannah Mbandi, Research Fellow at SEI Africa
The county assembly of Nairobi was supposed to develop a policy framework from the action plan to ensure that the existing laws are adhered to, while new ones are implemented to curb air pollution within the city, industries, and residential estates.
Nairobi South Ward Member of the County Assembly Esther Chege has prepared a motion to the county executive and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services in an effort to push forward the action plan, and “to urgently develop an air quality policy and legislation to provide mechanisms for improving air quality in the city and present the same to the National Assembly for approval.”
Project / A project to assess levels of knowledge and people's understandings of air pollution and see whether this changes over time.
Project / Towards healthy communities: Citizen science for improved air quality in Nairobi and Addis Ababa is a project addressing health problems from air pollution.
Journal article / Using arts-based approaches, researchers worked with communities in Nairobi to empower people to take action on air pollution.
Feature / The Climate and Clean Air conference brought together partners to discuss a shared agenda for clean air and climate change. SEI researchers share key takeaways.
Media coverage / Air pollution, another environmental risk associated with climate change, is found to increase the risk of low birth weight in infants and preterm births.
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