Anobha Gurung

Environmental health researcher focused on air pollution exposure and associated health burden especially in growing Asian cities | Cofounder of @airsouthasia

[Nikesh Balami @nikeshbalami]

The government has collected over Rs7 billion by levying 50 paisa per litre on #petroleum products as a pollution tax, but the amount has remained unspent.

Environmentalists say government can start with using tax pollution to combat poor #airquality: https://t.co/Sa1ZsD6AXH

[UN Climate Change @UNFCCC]

An example of the value of the #GreenClimateFund: @TheGCF has approved USD 39 million in funding which contribute to Nepal’s national #ClimateAction plan under the #ParisAgreement, helping to build #resilience to #climatechange and reducing emissions.
https://t.co/rmbw4JM8e1

[Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) @cleancooking]

What does #cleancooking mean to you?

Whether it’s women’s empowerment, climate action, a way to save money, cleaner air to breathe, or something else...share your story using the hashtag #CleanCookingIs.

Help us show the world that clean cooking is more than cookstoves & fuels

[Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) @cleancooking]

Achieving universal access to #CleanCooking requires collective action from businesses, NGOs, governments & more. We’re in #Kenya at the Clean Cooking Forum where 500+ partners from 50+ countries are here to scale access to clean cooking Join the conversation: #CCF2019

[Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) @cleancooking]

#CleanCookingIs 400+ policymakers, businesses, researchers, investors, and advocates gathering in #Kenya to chart the way for #CleanCooking for all #CCF2019

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

#AirPollution is a public health emergency. It kills 7 million people every year, hurts child development and contributes to #ClimateChange.
@WHO stands ready to support countries in need to cut air pollution & ensure everyone can #BreatheLife.
https://t.co/3miNLOsHtD

[Air South Asia @airsouthasia]

Diwali 🪔 is here. How will it impact #AirQuality and what does science tell us? 👇🏽

[Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) @cleancooking]

ICYMI @SEforALLorg's Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2019 examines supply & demand for #cleancooking & electricity finance. To learn more about the Energizing Finance Series, tune into their webinar on October 30th (registration required) #SDG7Finance

[OpenAQ @OpenAQ]

Thanks to the @StateDept, #opendata from SIX new countries are now flowing through OpenAQ! 👋Hellooo👋 data from Kabul, Afghanistan🇦🇫; Guatemala City, Guatemala🇬🇹; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan🇹🇲; Dharan, Saudi Arabia🇸🇦; Amman, Jordan🇯🇴and Dushanbe, Tajikistan🇹🇯! https://t.co/eOzkenUntp

[Amrit Sharma @amrit_sharma]

Introducing https://t.co/xiaQUIBzlT, a beautiful website that makes India's #airquality forecasts easy to understand and accessible to all. Powered by @UrbanEmissions' models. #AirPollution #DelhiSmog

Delhi: https://t.co/W8nIR9D1Gt
Bihar: https://t.co/OO2peYRVP3

[BreatheForElla @DrRosamunAdooKD]

https://t.co/vwnczqz2Wy As its half term we can see the volume of traffic has dramatically reduced on the Rd. We know the main source of our pollutants but still we persist and we are slow to change our behaviour. What is required is leadership and not popularity; hard decisions

[West Africa AQ @WestAfricaAQ]

“By combining the ability to monitor and model air pollution, cities will be provided with the necessary tools to support strategy development that will reduce the large impacts on human health.”

#WestAfricaAQ

https://t.co/UlPQAlrmqR

[Breathe London Community Programme @Breathe_London]

Check it out! You can now explore mobile air pollution data from the specially-equipped Google Street View cars https://t.co/wZjCCwXBBY

[Clean Air Asia @cleanairasia]

Join the Clean Air Solutions #Webinar series "A Calculated Risk: Health and Economic Cost of #AirPollution in #Thailand" on September 23! Register at https://t.co/xF9nHRwvvT @CCACoalition @UNEnvironment @KayePatdu #BreatheLife #AirQuality

[Data for Development in Nepal @D4D_Nepal]

An article about the potential impact, demand, use, and fostering of open data among businesses in Nepal.
https://t.co/5lPYy8xexB

@Asia_Foundation @devinitorg @DFIDNepal @FACTSNepal @Business360
#Data #D4DNepal #OpenData4Business #OpenData4Nepal

[State of Global Air @HEISoGA]

A recent paper published in @NEJM reports results from a study on exposure to PM & impacts on mortality using data from more than 600 cities around the world. Results indicate a consistent increase in daily mortality with increasing PM concentration.

PC: @NEJM
#stateofglobalair

[UpshiftFi Technical Team @UpshiftsFi]

#RethinkingRingRoad is seeking volunteers to map trees on ring road. If you are interested contact Ankita Shah from Youth Innovation lab @NepalYIL
https://t.co/85cuO5oqlC
Volunteer forms: https://t.co/NULArbQBh4

[Clean Air Asia @cleanairasia]

"#China puts #airpollution not as part of an #environment agenda; it's part of the national planning process ... We definitely need to integrate air within development policy" - Our #India Director @prarthana_delhi speaking to @AJENews. https://t.co/NCtI2oG0Mm #BreatheLife

[Prashanta Khanal @theprashanta]

First, 8-lane road through the dense urban settlements is a disaster.
https://t.co/CBmpq7XO2F