The Environment Minister of Ghana, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has assured Ghanaians of the government's work to drastically reduce air pollution-related deaths and sicknesses in the country.

Speaking during a virtual forum to mark the very first observance of an International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, he said the situation of air pollution-related illnesses is troubling and there is the need for all to work together to stem the tide.

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What: Red Velvet, a globally well-known Korean pop artist and UN Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, features in this video clip to raise public awareness in tackling air pollution and climate change.

Red Velvet and future generations call for small changes in our everyday lives to fulfil our promise to keep clean air and blue skies.

Listen to the voices of future generations around the world who take climate actions for a better tomorrow!

What: How can 3 billion people living in underdeveloped nations breathe cleaner air? Project Surya investigates reliable and sustainable cooking stoves to bring a social intervention that can give women the clean cooking solution they need. Here is how it works.

If you have a solution like this to share, use #CleanAirBharat and #WorldCleanAirDay to tell us about it.

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What are you doing to clear the air?

Join the conversation: #CleanAirForAll

The theme of the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is "Clean Air for All" and it invites us all to consider how we can change our everyday lives to reduce the amount of air pollution we produce. Through the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Air Health Train the Trainer Program, health professionals from low- and middle-income countries in every world region have been working to address how we can change our everyday lives to reduce the amount of air pollution we produce. After completing an online training, participants in the program became trainers, educating their students, colleagues, patients, communities and governments about the health effects of air pollution and advocating for measures to reduce exposure to pollutants.

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The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has called for decisive clean air measures for many years, and for this Clean Air Day, we present four tangible demands that could greatly improve air quality and people's health in cities as well as contribute to climate action.

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What: Flights diverted, schools shut, people wearing masks - North India saw all this and more with air pollution last year. Instead of blaming farmers, an alternative comes from IIT Ropar in the form of a stubble removal machine. Find out whether a farming revolution can help solve the problem of stubble burning and help us achieve #CleanAirForAll.

If you have a solution like this to share, use #CleanAirBharat #WorldCleanAirDay to tell us about it.

C40 and the Quezon City Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in implementing solutions towards reducing air pollution in the city.

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Air pollution can have a negative impact on vegetation. Tropospheric (ground-level) ozone is considered one of the most damaging phytotoxic air pollutants. Ozone is a secondary air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. It is produced from reactions between the primary air pollutants nitrogen oxides (sources: transport and industry) and volatile organic compounds (sources: petrol, natural gas, paints, certain tree species) during warm and sunny weather. Surface ozone concentrations vary around the world. While in recent years, ozone levels have become more stable in Europe and have declined in North America, levels in rapidly developing regions continue to rise. Ozone is a transboundary pollutant, meaning that precursors can travel far from their point of production before ozone is formed. Ozone concentrations can be particularly high in rural areas downwind of cities.

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As part of its commitment to sustainable recovery and the global clean air initiative, the Quezon City government announced in June that it would develop a network of bike lanes totalling 161 km throughout the city.

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