Air: Asia’s deadliest public health crisis

Описание: Decades of research shows that air pollution doesn’t only impact our lungs and respiratory health, but also our heart and cardiovascular health. It impacts our brains, both in children and in adults. It can result in people dying early, and in people living for many years with incurable diseases. In South Asia, up to 60% of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is due to air pollution.

With schools remaining closed in Delhi and Lahore to protect children’s health, and local media dubbing this month’s air pollution episode the second highest on record, ICIMOD is sharing expert perspectives on air pollution and its impacts on health and poverty – as well as how to tackle the issue.

This first film zeroes in on the air crisis and human health.

Featuring:
Pallavi Pant, Head of Global Health, Health Effects Institute, USA
Jill Baumgartner, Professor, McGill University, Canada
Michal Krzyzanowski, Visiting Professor, Imperial College London, UK
Narayan Babu Dhital, Associate Professor, Tribhuwan University, Nepal
Sagnik Dey, Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi, India
Tenzing Wangchuk, Registrar, Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, Bhutan

This video is supported by ICIMOD’s Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP) funded by the United Kingdom International Development through its Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).