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Inside out: The state of evidence on household air pollution’s contribution to ambient air pollution in low-to-middle income countries

Did you know?

Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) contributes to up to 4 million premature deaths per year globally. HAP emitted indoors must go somewhere, and much of it goes outdoors, contributing to ambient air pollution (AAP). As such, HAP is a leading source of AAP in low and middle-income countries, often being a larger contributor than sources which are often considered indices of development, including road transport, the industrial sector, coal-fired power plants, brick kilns, and construction dust.

The Study Presented

To distill the currently available literature on the relationship between HAP and AAP and identify key knowledge gaps, Clean Cooking Alliance recently commissioned a global review of the state of evidence of HAP’s contribution to AAP. The study found that HAP is a dominant source of ambient fine particulate (PM2.5) matter globally, contributing about 20% of global PM2.5 exposure, regardless of variations in model types, configurations, and emission inventories used.

This webinar will focus on (1) translating the main findings from the state of evidence review, (2) reviewing key knowledge gaps that were identified, and (3) discussing the importance of addressing HAP at a policy level to improve air quality globally.

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