Cities in Nepal, Ethiopia and Malawi Get Tailored Guidance to Cut Air Pollution and Cool Overheating Streets

Cities in Nepal, Ethiopia and Malawi get tailored guidance to cut air pollution and cool overheating streets

Air pollution is estimated to cause around 48,881 adult deaths a year in Nepal and more than 25,000 deaths in Ethiopia, alongside significant health harm across Malawi's fast-growing cities. To combat this, researchers from the University of Surrey have developed three new evidence-based toolkits, co-authored with local partners in each country, to help planners and leaders use urban greening to cut exposure to pollution, cool overheating streets

New guides help three nations fight urban air pollution

Researchers at the University of Surrey have produced tailored practical guides for city planners in Nepal, Ethiopia and Malawi, showing how strategic use of plants and trees can reduce dangerous air pollution, bring down street temperatures and manage flood risk. The guides have developed with local scientists, government officials and universities in each country in reponse to an urgent public health challenge. Air pollution claims tens of tho…