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Measuring health and wellbeing in rapidly growing cities SEI

WEBThe City Health and Wellbeing Initiative , also known as ‘CHeW’, looks at how rapidly-growing cities are affecting the wellbeing of residentsWe are interested in people’s …

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Air pollution and its impact on human health: an important driver …

WEBAlmost all processes that produce air pollutants also impact health and contribute to climate change. Emphasizing the near-term human health benefits of …

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A Framework for Global Science in Support of Risk-informed …

WEBIn 2019, the International Science Council (ISC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) invited the Integrated Research for Disaster Risk program …

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The SEI Initiative on City Health and Wellbeing SEI

WEBCitation. Cinderby, S. (2018). The SEI Initiative on City Health and Well-being. SEI Initiative information sheet. The overall aim of the initiative is to promote equitable urban …

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Energy: A Critical Input to the Millennium Development Goals

WEBMcKinsey & Company recently undertook a pro bono engagement with the United Nations Millennium Project (MP), focusing on “costing energy-related inputs to the UN …

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Estimates of the global burden of ambient PM2.5, ozone, and NO2 …

WEBAsthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldwide, affecting 358 million people in 2015. Ambient air pollution exacerbates asthma among …

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The global impact of food production and consumption on …

WEBAgriculture accounts for approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and is simultaneously associated with impacts on human health through food …

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Q&A: Understanding the environmental impacts of menstrual …

WEBMenstrual health and hygiene are intricately linked to environmental issues, climate change and sustainability. Primarily, the prevalent use of non-recyclable and non …

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Air pollution and its impact on human health

WEB4 Stockholm Environment Institute Another health outcome looked into was the relationship between exposure to human-induced PM 2.5 and tropospheric ozone, and the …

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Scaling up gas and electric cooking in low- and middle-income …

WEBFirst-of-its-kind research, published in Environmental Research Letters, shows that expanding the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and/or grid electricity to …

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Valuing access to toilets: a basic human right SEI

WEBAccess to sanitation is a human right. Access to sanitation is a human right that governments must guarantee and cannot treat as charity or assistance. According to the …

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Urban wetlands restoration builds resilience and liveability SEI

WEBUrban wetlands can also revive cities and increase human wellbeing. Known as “blue-green infrastructure”, wetlands and other natural features incorporated into …

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Understanding health and well-being in urban Thailand: the case …

WEBThe first, carried out in late 2018, was a survey of 600 Udon Thani residents to assess their perception of their overall well-being, their perception of their stress …

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Youth LIVES SEI

WEBYouth LIVES (Youth LIVed Experience of Evidence Synthesis) is a youth mental health research project funded through UKRI’s Citizen Science Collaboration award. Using …

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Air pollution triggers up to 33 million emergency room visits for

WEBUp to 33 million emergency hospital visits for asthma worldwide are triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or fine particulate matter — pollutants that can …

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It’s time to move beyond “carbon tunnel vision”

WEBIt’s time to move beyond “carbon tunnel vision”. As we decarbonize our energy system, we must address not only carbon emissions, but also the harmful public health and …

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5 ways reducing pollution can improve equality for women SEI

WEBIt is important to research ways to mitigate crop losses and to create research practice that considers how those losses affect men and women differently. 3. Women …

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Regulating air quality in Thailand – a review of policies

WEB3 Air pollution source Barriers to enforcement Opportunities for enforcement Agriculture and open burning, and energy Insufficient air quality monitoring.

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Understanding the gendered impacts of air pollution in the world …

WEBExposure to poor air brings increased risk of serious health problems. These include heart or cardio-vascular disease, strokes, lung cancer and damage to …

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