Can Tho works to raise public awareness of air pollution
Leading officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho met on January 16 with a delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam to discuss a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of air pollution on the climate and public health.
An overview of meeting between leading officials of Can Tho and delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam (Source: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Leading officials of the Mekong Delta city of CanTho met on January 16 with a delegation from the World Health Organisation(WHO) in Vietnam to discuss a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of airpollution on the climate and public health.
They also exchanged views on how tomap out a programme to make the city meet the WHO’s air quality standards by2030.
Ton Tuan Nghia, an official from WHOVietnam’s Environmental Health Programme, said the organisation is working withthe Climate & Clean Air Coalition to implement a global campaign namedBreatheLife – a network of cities taking action to reduce air pollution.
Joining the campaign, Can Tho willreceive aid worth 30,000 USD to carry out communications activities to raisepublic awareness of air pollution, and be provided with other assistance totackle issues related to urban waste and renewable energy, Nghia added.
Vice Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Committee Dao Anh Dung affirmed Can Tho is aware of the importance ofimproving awareness of air pollution as well as the necessity to take urgentaction to deal with this problem.
Since 2016, the city has implemented variousaction programmes, Dung stated, appreciating the assistance of the WHO.
He assigned the municipal Departmentof Natural Resources and Environment to work with representatives from the WHOVietnam to prepare to join the BreatheLife campaign so as to ensure the citywill meet WHO air quality standards by 2030.
BreatheLife is a global campaign ledby WHO, the Climate & Clean Air Coalition and the Government of Norway toraise awareness about the health risks of short-lived climate pollutants whichcontribute significantly to global warming and air pollution.
The campaign stresses both measurescities can implement such as better housing, transport, waste and energysystems, and others people can take, including stopping waste burning,promoting green spaces and walking or cycling to improve the air.
According to the WHO, some 3 milliondeaths a year are linked to exposure to outdoor air pollution. Indoor airpollution can be just as deadly. In 2012, an estimated 6.5 million deaths, or 11.6percent of all global deaths, were associated with indoor and outdoor airpollution together.-VNA
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An overview of meeting between leading officials of Can Tho and delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam (Source: VNA) 
