Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report
Ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM) are high and remain a key driver of the deleterious health effects of air pollution. Current air quality conditions present an unacceptable health burden for the population of Greater Accra Met...
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okr-10986-374932022-06-02T05:10:39Z Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report Odoi, Justice Kleiman, Gary POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM COUNTRY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FINE PARTICLE MATTER (PM) POLLUTION URBAN AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC COST OF AIR POLLUTION POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (PMEH) MULTI-DONOR PARTNERSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) GHANA Ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM) are high and remain a key driver of the deleterious health effects of air pollution. Current air quality conditions present an unacceptable health burden for the population of Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) and are not in line with international guidelines for air quality. To address the global challenge of pollution mitigation, the pollution management and environmental health (PMEH) multi-donor partnership was established in 2014 to make links between air pollution, human health, climate change, and growth priorities, through overarching analytical work and country specific support. This report is intended to summarize the achievements of Ghana’s PMEH program. This report has been drafted primarily for the benefit of communicating the impact of the PMEH project more effectively. The report begins with an introductory chapter that provides context on air pollution in Ghana and the GAMA, specifically. It draws mostly on academic research and recent World Bank analysis conducted for the Ghana country environmental analysis that was supported in part, through PMEH activities. A short chapter follows that provides some context on the PMEH program and the Accra pilot. Then the core outputs and resulting outcomes of the PMEH activities are presented with supporting details to show how each aspect contributed to the next iteration of the GAMA air quality management plan mid-term review that is currently underway. Finally, several sets of recommendations are presented that draw from the World Bank as well as several other development partners that have been working on air quality in Ghana to provide a comprehensive view of how this important work can be taken forward as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ghana continues to address the challenges that air quality presents for a sustainable future in Accra and across Ghana. 2022-06-01T17:59:43Z 2022-06-01T17:59:43Z 2021-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099010005032213696/P164417049bf810b209dc50a9b86e964d6a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37493 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Working Paper Ghana |
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POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM COUNTRY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FINE PARTICLE MATTER (PM) POLLUTION URBAN AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC COST OF AIR POLLUTION POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (PMEH) MULTI-DONOR PARTNERSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) GHANA |
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POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM COUNTRY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FINE PARTICLE MATTER (PM) POLLUTION URBAN AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC COST OF AIR POLLUTION POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (PMEH) MULTI-DONOR PARTNERSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) GHANA Odoi, Justice Kleiman, Gary Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report |
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Ambient concentrations of fine
particulate matter (PM) are high and remain a key driver of
the deleterious health effects of air pollution. Current air
quality conditions present an unacceptable health burden for
the population of Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) and
are not in line with international guidelines for air
quality. To address the global challenge of pollution
mitigation, the pollution management and environmental
health (PMEH) multi-donor partnership was established in
2014 to make links between air pollution, human health,
climate change, and growth priorities, through overarching
analytical work and country specific support. This report is
intended to summarize the achievements of Ghana’s PMEH
program. This report has been drafted primarily for the
benefit of communicating the impact of the PMEH project more
effectively. The report begins with an introductory chapter
that provides context on air pollution in Ghana and the
GAMA, specifically. It draws mostly on academic research and
recent World Bank analysis conducted for the Ghana country
environmental analysis that was supported in part, through
PMEH activities. A short chapter follows that provides some
context on the PMEH program and the Accra pilot. Then the
core outputs and resulting outcomes of the PMEH activities
are presented with supporting details to show how each
aspect contributed to the next iteration of the GAMA air
quality management plan mid-term review that is currently
underway. Finally, several sets of recommendations are
presented that draw from the World Bank as well as several
other development partners that have been working on air
quality in Ghana to provide a comprehensive view of how this
important work can be taken forward as Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Ghana continues to address the
challenges that air quality presents for a sustainable
future in Accra and across Ghana. |
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Odoi, Justice Kleiman, Gary |
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Odoi, Justice Kleiman, Gary |
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Odoi, Justice |
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Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report |
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Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report |
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Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report |
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Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report |
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Strengthening Air Quality Management in Accra, Ghana : Improved Pollution Management and Reduced Environmental Health Risk in Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area - Final Report |
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strengthening air quality management in accra, ghana : improved pollution management and reduced environmental health risk in accra-tema metropolitan area - final report |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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