Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia

Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia

Air pollution is a significant problem in cities and urban centers in the Republic of North Macedonia. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. It examin...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
POLLUTION CONTROL
PARTICULATE MATTER
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
MORTALITY
HEALTH INDICATORS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/116521576516981237/Air-Quality-Management-in-North-Macedonia
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spelling okr-10986-330422021-05-25T09:30:50Z Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia World Bank AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY POLLUTION CONTROL PARTICULATE MATTER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MORTALITY HEALTH INDICATORS Air pollution is a significant problem in cities and urban centers in the Republic of North Macedonia. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. It examines the nature and magnitude of ambient air pollution (AAP) in North Macedonia. It provides estimates of the health burden, and economic cost associated with the health impacts, of AAP, that is, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) in North Macedonia. It also analyzes the roles of various sources of PM2.5 emissions on ambient air quality in North Macedonia at the national level. The institutional and policy framework for AQM in the country is examined, including contributions of other development institutions in supporting North Macedonia’s efforts to address 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 North Macedonia. People in North Macedonia and living in the Balkans and Eastern Europe are typically breathing more toxic particulate air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is due to fewer air pollution reduction policies and more solid fuel heating and cooking (meaning many more residential wood and coal stoves) in Eastern European and Balkan countries compared to the rest of Europe. Western Europe has mostly moved away from coal-fired power plants (or at least has pledged to reduce coal consumption to meet climate goals), but in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe they are still widely in use. In fact, the Balkan region is home to many coal and lignite-fired units and to 7 of the 10 most polluting coal-fired power stations in Europe. 2019-12-18T15:57:23Z 2019-12-18T15:57:23Z 2019-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/116521576516981237/Air-Quality-Management-in-North-Macedonia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33042 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 North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
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topic AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
POLLUTION CONTROL
PARTICULATE MATTER
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
MORTALITY
HEALTH INDICATORS
spellingShingle AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
POLLUTION CONTROL
PARTICULATE MATTER
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
MORTALITY
HEALTH INDICATORS
World Bank
Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia
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North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
description Air pollution is a significant problem in cities and urban centers in the Republic of North Macedonia. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. It examines the nature and magnitude of ambient air pollution (AAP) in North Macedonia. It provides estimates of the health burden, and economic cost associated with the health impacts, of AAP, that is, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) in North Macedonia. It also analyzes the roles of various sources of PM2.5 emissions on ambient air quality in North Macedonia at the national level. The institutional and policy framework for AQM in the country is examined, including contributions of other development institutions in supporting North Macedonia’s efforts to address 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 North Macedonia. People in North Macedonia and living in the Balkans and Eastern Europe are typically breathing more toxic particulate air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is due to fewer air pollution reduction policies and more solid fuel heating and cooking (meaning many more residential wood and coal stoves) in Eastern European and Balkan countries compared to the rest of Europe. Western Europe has mostly moved away from coal-fired power plants (or at least has pledged to reduce coal consumption to meet climate goals), but in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe they are still widely in use. In fact, the Balkan region is home to many coal and lignite-fired units and to 7 of the 10 most polluting coal-fired power stations in Europe.
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title Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia
title_short Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia
title_full Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia
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