Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) significantly exceeding the national and European Union (EU) standards and global air quality g...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214511576520047805/Air-Pollution-Management-in-Kosovo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33041 |
| Summary: | Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor
air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate
matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5)
significantly exceeding the national and European Union (EU)
standards and global air quality guidelines for PM2.5
established by the World Health Organization (WHO). The air
pollution in the capital city of Prishtina rivals that of
big cities like Beijing, Mumbai, and New Delhi. Especially
in winter, urban areas face severe smog episodes, caused by
the increased demand for heat from the residential and
commercial sector, which is mainly provided by burning solid
fuels. Such levels of air pollution are unsafe for
Kosovo's population of 1.9 million and cause
significant deleterious health impacts. This report is one
in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM)
in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. It
examines the nature and magnitude of ambient air pollution
(AAP) in Kosovo. It provides estimates of the health burden
and the economic cost associated with the health impacts of
AAP, that is, PM2.5, in Kosovo. It also analyzes of the
roles of various sources of PM2.5 emissions on ambient air
quality in Kosovo at a national level. The institutional and
policy framework for AQM in the country is examined,
including contributions of other development institutions in
supporting Kosovo in addressing 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 Kosovo. |
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