With worsening air pollution, wildfires, and heatwaves the gains made in protecting children’s health are being threatened.
On #WorldCleanAirDay and every day, leaders must take action to ensure children have clean and healthy environments. #TogetherForCleanAir
🌳🏡 Over 50% of the 🌍's population lives in urban areas.
🌲🌳Trees & urban forests can make our cities cooler, greener & happier places to live.
They also filter fine particulates from the air, which helps urban communities to stay healthy!
#GreenCities #WorldCleanAirDay
Do you know:
99% of the world’s population is now breathing polluted air.
Air pollution kills around 7 million people each year across the earth.
90% of those affected live in low- & middle-income countries.
We need climate action now!
#TogetherForCleanAir #WorldCleanAirDay
🌳Did you know that trees in cities absorb pollutant gases from traffic & industry?
🌲They also filter fine particulates like dust, dirt & smoke, which help shield urban populations from respiratory diseases.
#WorldCleanAirDay #TogetherForCleanAir #GreenCities
99% of the world’s population is breathing polluted air.
While humanity is driving the problem, it also holds the solutions. The future is not a foregone conclusion. It's time to come #TogetherForCleanAir .
More on #WorldCleanAirDay : cleanairblueskies.org
Happy #WorldCleanAirDay !
And if you're in Brussels, remember to avoid being outside between 12h and 22h because the air is poison.
#SoilPollution affects the food we eat, the water we drink... and even the air we breathe!
Learn how contaminants can enter #soil through various routes and affect our environment👇
#WorldCleanAirDay , #TogetherForCleanAir
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।
अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा।
#WorldCleanAirDay
Mavi Gökyüzü İçin Uluslararası Temiz Hava Günü Kutlu Olsun!!
Happy International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies!!! ☁️
@unep
#TogetherforCleanAir #healtyair #healthyairforeveryone #togetherforcleanair #WorldCleanAirDay
#DidYouKnow
The theme for the fourth International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is 'Together for Clean Air.' Let's work #TogetherForCleanAir
#WorldCleanAirDay
By adopting a sustainable, circular #bioeconomy approach, farmers in India are turning crop residues into alternative biofuels instead of burning them.
🎥How Food and Agriculture Organization & farmers are working #TogetherForCleanAir , diversifying incomes & reducing emissions👇
#WorldCleanAirDay
'Planting fruit trees isn't just about delicious harvests. It's a strategic move for #FoodSecurity !
These orchards not only provide nutritious fruits but also they're nature's pollution filters, A win-win for our health and the environment! 🌿
#WorldCleanAirDay #GreenCities
#DidYouKnow
The United Nations General Assembly designated September 7th as the
'International Day of Clean Air for blue skies' in 2019.
#TogetherForCleanAir #WorldCleanAirDay
Children are more vulnerable to air pollution because they breathe faster and take in more pollutants.
The recently published General Comment 26 affirms that children have a right to a clean and healthy environment.
Let's work together to make this a reality. #WorldCleanAirDay
9月7日は #青空のためのきれいな空気の国際デー 🌎
大気汚染は健康に関する最大の環境リスクとなっています。世界人口の99％が汚染された空気を吸っており、毎年700万人が大気汚染が原因で亡くなっています。
この地球規模の課題に対して、共に行動を起こさなければなりません。
#WorldCleanAirDay
Breathing should not be a hazard.
On the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, let us pledge to come 'Together For Clean Air'.
#WorldCleanAirDay
What can you do to #BeatAirPollution ?
🌳 Plant trees
🗑 Clean up trash
🚲 Commute without polluting
More #ClimateAction tips from UN Environment Programme on Thursday's #WorldCleanAirDay : unep.org/interactives/c…