Air Pollution Management in Kosovo

Air Pollution Management in Kosovo

Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) significantly exceeding the national and European Union (EU) standards and global air quality g...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
AIR POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
PARTICULATE MATTER
AIR QUALITY
HEALTH INDICATORS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214511576520047805/Air-Pollution-Management-in-Kosovo
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spelling okr-10986-330412021-05-25T09:30:50Z Air Pollution Management in Kosovo World Bank AIR POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PARTICULATE MATTER AIR QUALITY HEALTH INDICATORS Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) significantly exceeding the national and European Union (EU) standards and global air quality guidelines for PM2.5 established by the World Health Organization (WHO). The air pollution in the capital city of Prishtina rivals that of big cities like Beijing, Mumbai, and New Delhi. Especially in winter, urban areas face severe smog episodes, caused by the increased demand for heat from the residential and commercial sector, which is mainly provided by burning solid fuels. Such levels of air pollution are unsafe for Kosovo's population of 1.9 million and cause significant deleterious health impacts. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. It examines the nature and magnitude of ambient air pollution (AAP) in Kosovo. It provides estimates of the health burden and the economic cost associated with the health impacts of AAP, that is, PM2.5, in Kosovo. It also analyzes of the roles of various sources of PM2.5 emissions on ambient air quality in Kosovo at a national level. The institutional and policy framework for AQM in the country is examined, including contributions of other development institutions in supporting Kosovo in addressing air pollution. Furthermore, the report presents experiences of selected countries that have applied different policy, investment, and technical interventions for air pollution, prevention, reduction, and abatement. Finally, it provides recommendations for reducing air pollution in Kosovo. 2019-12-18T15:53:04Z 2019-12-18T15:53:04Z 2019-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214511576520047805/Air-Pollution-Management-in-Kosovo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33041 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Europe and Central Asia Kosovo
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POLLUTION CONTROL
PARTICULATE MATTER
AIR QUALITY
HEALTH INDICATORS
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POLLUTION CONTROL
PARTICULATE MATTER
AIR QUALITY
HEALTH INDICATORS
World Bank
Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
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Kosovo
description Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) significantly exceeding the national and European Union (EU) standards and global air quality guidelines for PM2.5 established by the World Health Organization (WHO). The air pollution in the capital city of Prishtina rivals that of big cities like Beijing, Mumbai, and New Delhi. Especially in winter, urban areas face severe smog episodes, caused by the increased demand for heat from the residential and commercial sector, which is mainly provided by burning solid fuels. Such levels of air pollution are unsafe for Kosovo's population of 1.9 million and cause significant deleterious health impacts. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. It examines the nature and magnitude of ambient air pollution (AAP) in Kosovo. It provides estimates of the health burden and the economic cost associated with the health impacts of AAP, that is, PM2.5, in Kosovo. It also analyzes of the roles of various sources of PM2.5 emissions on ambient air quality in Kosovo at a national level. The institutional and policy framework for AQM in the country is examined, including contributions of other development institutions in supporting Kosovo in addressing air pollution. Furthermore, the report presents experiences of selected countries that have applied different policy, investment, and technical interventions for air pollution, prevention, reduction, and abatement. Finally, it provides recommendations for reducing air pollution in Kosovo.
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title Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
title_short Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
title_full Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
title_fullStr Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
title_full_unstemmed Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
title_sort air pollution management in kosovo
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214511576520047805/Air-Pollution-Management-in-Kosovo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33041
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