INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
capacity development on air pollution control in the Tehran Municipality Project.The Seventh Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) of the JICA
Project for Capacity Development on Air Pollution Control in Tehran Municipality Project was formed, ISNA reported on Sunday.This project,
which started in 2017, is one of the largest and most comprehensive projects in the field of air pollution by the Japanese in collaboration
with Iranian experts covers various aspects of air pollution in Tehran, and finally by providing solutions to reduce air pollution for the
the form of a technical cooperation project.Cooperation between the two sides will continue in the coming years with the emphasis on finding
the most appropriate solutions to reduce air pollution in this metropolis.The document was signed at a time when the recent air pollution
crisis in Tehran due to dust storms doubled the need to develop air pollution monitoring stations in Tehran.As per the agreement, JICA will
provide air pollution analysis equipment needed to measure emission gases, carry out chemical analysis on particulate matter and implement
other related activities in the capital, so that the sources of air pollution substances, emission volumes, and the generation mechanisms
can be evaluated and analyzed with higher precision, contributing to a mitigation of the air pollution.Air pollutionAir pollution is one of
the life-threatening environmental factors
The effects of air pollution on human health have long been considered, since the early 1990s, air pollution in cities, especially in the
metropolises of developing countries, has been recognized as one of the most important environmental concerns in the world.According to
experts, airborne particles can cause short-term and long-term effects on the health of residents of polluted areas
Air pollution has diverse impacts on different people, which appears more on vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly.Three
million people die of air pollution each year, and in some countries, the number of people who die from the same factor is higher than the
number of victims of traffic accidents
Air pollution is one of the most important preconditions for sustainable development due to its implications for the living conditions of
future generations, which may be affected by many potential factors.Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every
WHO data shows that almost all of the global population (99%) breathe air that exceeds WHO guideline limits containing high levels of
pollutants, with low- and middle-income countries suffering from the highest exposures.Air pollution is responsible for around 40,000
premature deaths in Iran annually, Mohammad-Sadeq Hassanvand, head of the air pollution research center at Tehran University of Medical
Sciences, said in July 2020.From smog hanging over cities to smoke inside the home, air pollution poses a major threat to health and climate
The combined effects of ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution cause millions of premature deaths every year, largely as a result of
increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.FB/MG
