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WHO invites governments, agencies and organizations to pledge voluntary actions to reduce the health impacts of air pollution by 50% by 2040.
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4 November 2026
Global benefits and costs of prioritized actions on climate change and health: technical report
This technical report presents a global assessment of the health, environmental and economic benefits and costs of scaling up six prioritized climate–health...
19 October 2026
Ten years of the Paris Agreement: a global review of health in nationally determined contributions
This WHO report reviews the integration of health into the third generation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs 3.0), the national climate plans...
Air pollution remains one of the leading environmental risks to health globally, contributing to an estimated seven million premature deaths each year...
Air pollution is the leading environmental health risk factor causing about 6.6 million deaths globally every year. Currently reported as Sustainable Development...
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6 October 2026
Module 6: Air pollution and cardiovascular health
This module introduces the major air pollutants and their primary sources, explaining how they contribute to the global burden of cardiovascular disease....
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31 August 2026
Module 5: Clean energy solutions at the household level
This module will provide an introduction to the global and regional trends in access to clean household energy and clarify the evidence for defining “clean”...
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30 June 2026
WHO Ambient Air Quality Database (Update Jun 2026)
The WHO Ambient Air Quality Database compiles ground-level measurements of annual mean concentrations for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulate matter...
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WHO is the custodian agency of a handful of SDG indicators for Goals 3 (pertaining to good health and well-being), but also in Goals 2 (Zero hunger), 5...
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