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Improving air quality promotes public health
Saturday May 08 2021
Summary
According to the recently issued Uganda’s National State of the Environment, “domestic energy use, the transportation sector, and increased urbanization are the likely air pollution drivers and pressures.”
Visit online resources that AirQo Makerere University has provided. Examine the real time map that shows how pollution is changing day by day.
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Ugandans, and especially residents of Kampala, face significant air pollution challenges, with levels of soot and smog far exceeding healthy levels through much of 2020. Thanks to recent efforts to develop air quality legislation and improve air quality monitoring, however, Uganda has the potential to become an air quality management leader in East Africa and beyond.