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World Health OrganizationTopic: AAir PollutionSubmitted by: Chad School: University SchoolAir pollution is a huge problem all throughout the world. With the inhalation of only small amounts of pollution taking away 1-2 years of a person’s life, the whole world needs to contribute to the problem of air pollution. Every country and delegate needs to work together so that we can help save not only people’s lives, but save people from getting horrible diseases too. Even just standing near heavy traffic can cause large amounts of polluted air to be inhaled into a person’s body. Air pollution needs to be reduced fast.Chad is part of many initiatives to help air pollution. We believe that air pollution is a problem that is contributing to millions of deaths. Although it doesn’t affect our country as much as other, it causes many deaths that could be easily prevented. That is why we are helping with money and aid. We want to donate towards many organizations as well as WHO. We are part of the Global Alliance for Clean Stovecookers, which help with deaths due to smoke and pollutants from over the fire cooking. Chad is most greatly affected by these types of deaths as 93% of cooking in our country is done in this way. Unfortunately air pollution is growing in the north as we industrialize and develop, as this creates more air pollution. Chad firmly believes that through regulation, aid, and donation, we can reduce the amount of air pollution. With many of our oil fields creating much air pollution we believe that if we simply regulate the places that make a lot of air pollution than we can greatly help the amount of pollutants being put into our air. By regulating through making them control and track the amount of pollution they put into the air, we can know how much pollution a company is putting out. By setting standards and laws, we can keep the amount of pollution from a country down. We can also fine for putting too much pollution into the air. Also, with much pollution coming from the smoke and pollutants from over the fire cooking, as mentioned above, we need to provide aid to help with this problem. We need to donate and give these people a cleaner source to cook with. Using these methods, we can greatly help reduce the amount of air pollution put into our air.Submitted by:ChinaIn China, the economic growth has been rising, but with all the factories burning coal, the air pollution has also risen. ?China’s problem with air pollution right now is very bad, especially in northern China. ??China burns half of the coal that the rest of the world uses. ?Northern China depends more on coal than Southern China, for which Southern China has abundant hydro power. ?China’s air pollution is primarily caused by the huge usage of coal to create electricity to power a booming economy, and that there are more vehicles on the roads. ?Air pollution also slows down photosynthesis in plants. ?They even have to close schools and shut down factories due to hazardous air quality. ?So far, Beijing has banned people from burning clothes of dead relatives so the air pollution does not rise even more. ?According to Real Time Air Quality Index in China, currently the air in China, especially in the east is “very unhealthy or even hazardous.”So far China has said that they plan to use one-fifth of their power from non-fossil fuels by 2025. ?They plan to use no more coal than 65 percent for energy use also by 2017. ?The Chinese government plans to use $275 billion to try to reduce the air pollution. ?To decrease the pollution by a third, government offices and schools are closed, and factories are being shut down. ?Using carbon tax would cut emissions by 19 percent by 2020. ?The government will be stricter on punishing polluters, too. ?Clothing designers in China have even put face masks into everyday life clothing for battling smog, but only when other leaders are not around. ?An independent campaigning organization called Greenpeace is pushing for China to one day end the usage of coal. ?Beijing has committed to slowly close down coal plants inside the city by 2017. ?They have also included setting limits on burning coal and are taking high polluting cars and trucks off the roads. ?A long time China watcher named Isabel Hilton has said, ”About ten years ago, Chinese citizens were almost proud of smog, because it meant that we were industrializing, and becoming a real country.” Overall, China has been trying to clean up the air pollution in the many cities. ?The air pollution is worse in the winter though, because heating systems are used. Citizens want to quit using coal, and want strict air quality service. ?The World Health Organization has told Beijing residents to stay indoors when air quality is poor. ?They also want to stop using fossil fuels and start using clean, renewable energy. ?Then they also want introduce cleaner fuel standards and switch to electric vehicles. ?Switching to wind and solar power would be a huge difference in the air. ?There is something called Smart Air, which is an air purifier which has a basic fan and a HEPA filter connected to it. ?There are also infipures, that are pretty much disposable nose masks, so you don’t have to wear a surgical face mask. ?Even though China has horrible air pollution problems, the government and the citizens have been trying to decrease the amount through these strategies.?Works Cited "APEC Conference in China Has Government on Pollution Clean-up."CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <;.?????????"Beijing Air Pollution: Real-time PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI)." Beijing Air Pollution: Real-time PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI). N.p., 7 Dec. 2014. Web. 7 Dec. 2014. <;. Chung, Amy. "9 Things That Make Air Pollution Bearable." CNN. Cable News Network, 03 July 2014. Web. 6 Dec. 2014. <; "Reduce Air Pollution: In China." Greenpeace East Asia. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. ;. Wong, Edward. "China’s Plan to Curb Air Pollution Sets Limits on Coal Use and Vehicles." The New York Times. The New York Times, 12 Sept. 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. Submitted by: ????Costa Rica. ????????????????????????????????????????There are many large problems all over the world, but one of the main health concerns is air pollution. Air pollution is contamination of air by smoke and harmful gasses like, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and sulfur. Additionally there are two different types of air pollution, indoor and outdoor. Indoor air pollution is chemical, biological and physical contamination of the air indoors. Outdoor air pollution is the presence of solids, liquids and/or harmful gasses in the air outdoors. Both of these types of air pollution are equally dangerous and have been linked to about seven million deaths worldwide in 2012. These deaths are from heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. In fact one out of every eight deaths is from air pollution. One large part of the deaths linked to indoor air pollution is coal. Three billion people around the world rely on coal to cook food, heat their homes and for making energy. Using coal this much can lead to indoor air pollution and the diseases mentioned earlier. South East Asia has the largest number of deaths linked to air pollution (1.7 million), which is not surprising, because of the amount of factories they have that produce smoke. A resident of China who was featured in National Geographic says his neck lesions are the result of a toxic environment. The same article says that barely 33% of China's cities have air that does meet standards causing 25% of deaths in the county side.(Bob,Sacha. Air pollution victim. National Geographic, 2014.11-10-2014 <;). “Too many urban centers are so wrapped up in dirty air that their horizons are invisible. It is not surprisingly that this air is dangerous to breathe. So a growing number of cities and communities around the world should strive to better meet the needs of its residents,” said specialist Flavia BustreoIn. This quote explains it all, with the growing number of cities that produce smoke our world is at risk. The latest resolution on the topic of air pollution was proposed on the 23rd of June 2014 and passed on the 25th of June 2014. In this resolution representatives of various countries agreed that air pollution is a major problem all around the world and referred to a study done by the World Health Organization (WHO) which said there were more than 7 million deaths in 2012 because of poor air quality. To quote the United Nations health agency, air pollution is the "single largest environmental health risk."?????????Costa Rica actually has very low air pollution and seems to have a good grasp on controlling the amount of pollution going into our atmosphere. The reason Costa Rica still has some air pollution is because of cane fires. A cane fire is when sugar cane is fired before harvesting to remove the dead leaf material and some of the waxy coating on the plant. The harvesting of the cane makes CO2 which, if too much is inhaled, can cause many bad things to happen such as vomiting, convulsions, coma, collapse and in some cases death. In a study done in 2013 by the Autonomous National University in Costa Rica there are 37 micrograms of pollution per cubic meter in the air. That is almost double the maximum contaminant levels established by WHO. The 37 micrograms are made up of sulfates, chlorides, nitrates, nickel, copper, vanadium and aluminum. The minister Rene Castro says: "Just as the country reduced PM 10 particles and removed lead from gasoline, we will now assume this new challenge reducing fine particles through new regulations, renewal of the vehicle fleet and overall emissions reduction.” Another problem in Costa Rica is deforestation, which is when trees or forests are cut down to make way for buildings, towns and cities. Approximately, 20,000 acres of land deforested annually, which means only 25% of the original forest is still standing in Costa Rica. An article on deforestation explained "laws are too lenient on land that is not deemed a national territory and recent amendments to forestry law makes it even easier to obtain logging permits."(Deforestation. VivaCostaRica,2003. November 3,2014.<;). Even with all of the other problems Costa Rica is also on the path to becoming a carbon neutral country. "We do this with the hope that, eventually, we will be able to show the world that what ultimately needs to be done, can be done." Says president Oscar Arias(2007). This path started in 2007 and seems to be working with Costa Rica having such a good air pollution rating (Costa Rica's Commitment: On The Path To Becoming Carbon-Neutral. UN Chronicle, June 2007. 11-10-14.<;).?????????The United States has created the "cap and trade" protocol, which places a limit (cap) on how much pollution a company is allowed to create. When a company exceeds the amount of pollution they are allowed to create they have to pay a fine and when a company doesn't create the maximum amount of pollution they can "trade" the amount with other companies for money. The acid deposition currently in the United States is much less than it was in 1991, which proves this protocol is working. There is also the Kyoto Protocol, which is an international agreement that commits its parties by "setting internationally binding emission reduction targets."( Kyoto protocol.United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change. November 17,2014.<;) The article states "developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere." Meaning that we need to focus on the big countries that produce air pollution because 1.78 billion people or 1/4 of the global population is breathing bad air. Prior to 1990 the Environmental protection agency for the United States (EPA) set standards that were not very effective at reducing emissions. In 1990 the United States congress advised that the EPA use a technology and performance based approach to greatly reduce air pollution from major sources. "Over the past 10 years the strategy has proven extremely successful and cut emissions by nearly 1.5 million tons per year."(taking toxins out of the air. EPA. November 17,2014 <;). Something that Costa Rica could use to get rid of the small amount of air pollution they have left is the United States cap and trade protocol. This protocol will reduce the amount of pollutants made by large manufactures and save money for them in the long run. In conclusion ?air pollution isn't a large problem in Costa Rica but if we all work together air pollution will be gone for good and we can do it safely and effectively.Resources:Air pollution now linked to 1 in 8 deaths worldwide UN health agency reports. United Nations, march 25, 2014. November 3, 2014.<, Bob. Air pollution victim.national geographic, 2014. November 10, 2014.< profile Costa Rica Latin America and Caribbean. Environmental performance Index, 2014. October 27, 2014.<. Viva Costa Roca!, 2003. November 10, 2014.<. Air pollution in San Jose Costa Rica Threatens Health. The Costa Rica Star, August 15,2014. October 27,2014.< Cane Sugar is made-Harvesting. Sugar Knowledge International, 2014. October 27,2014.< Protocol. United Nations Framework convention on climate change, 2014. November 24, 2014.<. Costa Rica's Commitment: On The Path To Becoming Carbon-Neutral. UN Chronicle, June 2007. November 17,2014.< toxins out of the air. EPA. November 17,2014 < Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme. United Nations, June 2014. November 3, 2014.< pollution is one of the world’s most unacknowledged killers. The harmful emissions help deteriorate the environment with acid rain and warmer weather that causes droughts. The polluted air that is then breathed in by humans causes millions of deaths. As a country, Germany openly acknowledges air pollution and is working to combat its effects and causes. It is developing many types of technology that reduces air pollution and encourages its factories to use clean power. It’s decision to stop polluting the air is a beneficial one that all countries should follow. Contrary to common beliefs their decision of reducing air pollution doesn’t hurt the economy, in fact, it can help it grow. New jobs can be made for inventing new technologies, for which new jobs will be needed to make them and eventually new jobs will be needed to run them. With the combined efforts of all the countries, air pollution can be significantly decreased to a point where it is no longer harming millions of lives.Being the indirect cause of about 7 million premature deaths every year air pollution not only destroys the environment; its destroying humans. Air pollution is most commonly defined as a substance released by humans into the atmosphere that causes damage to life or the environment. ?The predominant air pollutant is carbon dioxide, a gas naturally released by all living things but immensely increased by the use of modern technology. Most of our excess carbon dioxide comes from burning fossil fuels in power plants, cars, planes, and so on. Other pollutants include methane, a gas released by livestock, chlorofluorocarbons, a common ingredient in refrigerants until it was banned in most major countries, and sulfur dioxide, a substance with similar origins as carbon dioxide that causes acid rain and reflexes light in the atmosphere. Acid rain is one of the most frightening results of excess sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Acid rain is rain that has an acidity level below 5.6 instead of the normal 7 on the pH scale. It causes acidification, or acid soil and water, which go on to kill or harm the flora and fauna relying on the land and sea. All these pollutants float freely in the air. In concentrated areas like large cities, the air pollution often combines with fog and creates smog. Smog is often seen as a large dark gray cloud. When people are exposed to smog or other results of air pollution, short-term effects include allergy like symptoms. Long-term effects include lung cancer, chronic respiratory disease, brain damage, and many other potentially live-ending problems. Germany cares about its health and wellbeing and is taking measures to prevent and diminish the effect of air pollution.The European Union is very active in preventing air pollution. As part of the EU, Germany is using four main methods in the effort to reduce air pollution. It is often perceived as the world’s greenest country, and since 2005, Germany has created emissions ceilings and environment standards that have decreased its emissions. It has also required reduced emissions based on the emissions of the best and cleanest technology and introducing product regulations. Going beyond these political commitments, Germany has a number of professionals working to invent ways of reducing emissions. They create new technologies such as a wall created by Elegant Embellishments. Their steel and plastic facade has been installed in New Mexico and is already decreasing the effect of emissions by about 1,000 cars. The wall is coated with titanium dioxide, which neutralizes the effects of the emissions. Germany has also created multiple areas deemed “Green Zones”. Green Zones are urban areas where certain dirtier cars are banned. Each car is required to be registered for red, yellow or green sticker depending on its level of exhaust pollution. The stickers show how much the car is releasing into the air, red being the most and green being the least. Inside Green Zones, many bicycle lanes and other methods of transportation that emit less air pollution have been introduced. To satisfy the EU, and to protect its citizens, Germany is constantly working to decrease air pollution.Decreasing air pollution while maintaining a good economy can be achieved in many ways. The most influential and effective is by developing new technologies that are more environmentally friendly. ?This can be achieved through the use of electric cars, fuel alternatives, and renewable energy such as wind and solar. To create and maintain these technologies, many new jobs will be needed, supporting and encouraging the economy. Setting rules and regulations about emissions will also be vital in decreasing air pollution. Factories should be required to use clean energy sources and methods that emit less pollution. This can be achieved by turning off power when a factory isn’t in use, or modernizing the factories with solar panels and other clean energy sources. Citizen participation will also be vital to the decrease of air pollution. If a large amount of the public carpool, bike, or take the bus around, then they will drastically reduce energy usage. Technology such as Germany’s wall will be vital to a cleaner world. New and clean inventions will introduce a new and clean world. There are many simple and extravagant ways of preventing air pollution, all of which are beneficial to both the environment and the economy.Air pollution is extremely harmful and measures must be taken to prevent or decrease its presence. It is hurtful to our environment and our health. Air pollution causes millions of deaths each year, all of which have a simple cure; decrease air pollution. Germany has set regulations and introduced new technologies to reduce emissions. The have set up Green Zones and worked hard to reduce their air pollution and increase their country’s well being. What they and many other countries have done will introduce more jobs and create a better economy. It will decrease air pollution. Every country should follow the European Union’s examples and work towards a cleaner and healthier environment.Bibliography"Air Pollution Facts, Air Pollution Effects, Air Pollution Solutions, Air Pollution Causes - National Geographic." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2014."Air Quality Information for the Sacramento Region." Spare The Air: Health Effects of Air Pollution. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014."- Deutschland.de - Your Link to Germany." - Deutschland.de - Your Link to Germany. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2014."Effects of Acid Rain - Forests." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2014"Germany Environment - Current Issues." - Geography. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014."Household Air Pollution and Health." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.Marsa, Linda. "January/February 2015." Discover Magazine. Science for the Curious, 7 June 2013. Web. 19 Dec. 2014."7 Million Premature Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.Submitted by: India School: University SchoolThe world has many problems that seem nearly impossible to fix. Pollution is one of the biggest problems on earth. Coal power plants, oil power plants, diesel, and gas cars are contributing greatly to global warming. If the earth gets too hot, ice caps will start to melt, and if ice caps start to melt, the water level rises, meaning that some low level countries will be flooded with water. Every year, the temperature goes up around 0.6 degrees, which may not seem a lot, but over the years it adds up. Millions of people die from pollution every year from too much pollution in their lungs. Not only are humans killed, but also well over a million animals are killed each year due to pollution. Many humans and animals die due to pollution each year, and the earth is getting warmer each year due to pollution.India especially has a problem with pollution, since it is the third most polluted country in the world. One reason India is getting polluted is because of its use of coal and oil power plants. India uses mostly coal and oil power plants, which emit incredible amounts of carbon dioxide each year. Not only are power plants contributing to India’s pollution, but also car sales are going up. This may be good for the economy, but cars need fuel, and that creates carbon dioxide. Since India is the second most populated country in the world, there are more vehicles that emit carbon dioxide, and there needs to be more power plants to create energy for the immense amount of people, so there are more power plants, mostly coal and fossil fuel. There has also been a recent coal rush in India, which will hurt the environment in India even more. India will mine the coal, which will hurt the environment, and the miners mining the coal, and they will use it for their coal power plants. India is using coal power plants, and their car sales are not only hurting their own country, but the entire world. One solution to this problem would be to use nuclear power plants instead of coal or fossil fuel plants. This would bring the pollution rate down incredibly since nuclear power plants don’t emit carbon dioxide at all. Not only are nuclear power plants carbon-free, but also they are actually quite safe. Many people die from mining accidents, and the harmful carbon dioxide emission from the power plants. One may say that it is possible to get cancer from radioactive waste, but it is also possible to get cancer from the harmful pollution that coal power plants produce. Nuclear power plants are also extremely efficient, having an energy efficiency of over 90%. No other energy sources can even come close to producing 90% efficiency; not even coal power plants. Since nuclear power is much more efficient, safe and better for the environment, and dependable than any other source of energy, India should support nuclear power. Nuclear power is extremely efficient, requiring less resources to produce more energy, takes up less space allowing more space to be used for other purposes, and more safe causing less casualties. Coal power plants produce the most carbon dioxide; where as nuclear power plants produce none. Around one hundred thousand more people have died from coal mining accidents than nuclear power accidents. Coal power plants are not as efficient as nuclear power plants It slows global warming, and causes less fewer deaths every year. Submitted by:JapanAccording to Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map air pollution in Japan is mostly good except for scattered moderate air with pockets of unhealthy for sensitive groups. Some causes of air pollution are transportation, electricity, other home fuel uses and goods and services we buy. An average family causes the following amounts of air pollution each year, climate change (CO2) ozone (NOx) , acid rain (SO2), small particulate, toxic lead (Pb) and toxic mercury (Hg) . During the winter, cold, dry air moves in from China as well as from Siberia and passes over the Sea. As a consequence, the western side of Japan receives much higher precipitation (i.e. snowfall) totals than the eastern coastline. The western side of Japan receives large amounts of wet deposition acidic compounds. In fact, the worst region in Japan for acidic precipitation occurs along the central western coastline. Air pollution on the eastern side of Japan is considerably lower during the winter than the western side. Overall, the eastern part of Japan is known to have much cleaner snowfalls. However, the snow in the eastern part of Japan can be polluted if it falls in an industrial or highly urbanised area like the Kanto Plain district.Ai rollution in Japan becomes problematic on cold, clear still nights. After the sun sets, many air pollutants begin to accumulate near the ground surface since there's no wind to disperse them. This is particularly true for locations that are located in a valley. These air pollutants build up to very high levels during the night and as such, it can be quite harmful for anyone (irrespective of whether you're predisposed to respiratory problems or not) to go walking outside in such smoggy conditions. Normally, the air pollutants are dispersed once the sun begins to rise.China has emitted a lot of PM2.5 due to its over reliance on coal and occasionally this is coming over to Japan. It has become more and more severe in the past few months. There have been a few days when the sky was hazy and visibility was low. Quite scary. To be fair, it’s not only China that causes Japan’s PM2.5 levels to rise. Air Pollution in Japan. Digital image. Air Pollution in Japan: Real-time Air Quality Index Vsiual Map. World Air Quality Info, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. < htp://map/japan/>. \"How Dangerous Is Air Pollution in Japan?" Zooming Japan. Zooming Japan, n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2014. <http%3A%2F%%2Flife-in-japan%2Fair-pollution-in-japan%2F>WHO. WHO, n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fwho.int%2Fen%2F>.JordanIn the past two decades many developing countries have faced the hardships of tough economies, poverty, and undeveloped governments. Jordan is no exception to these hardships. As a middle eastern country, Jordan has struggled trying to get their economy together as it is largely based on horticultural and industrial development. That being said Jordan is also facing the issue of environmental health and preservation. With such a prevalent use of fertilizers and pesticides along with the excessive air trade and natural pollutants like sandstorms, Jordan faces the issue of air pollution. The Jordanian government recognizes this threat and treats it very seriously. While industrial and horticultural improvement has positively affected the economy, it has a negative effect on the environment. The government has concerns of how the air pollution affects the peoples health and the agricultural health and is very aware that the environment is suffering. The government realizes that even with the laws currently in place, that there are many loopholes in these laws that need revising. Jordan in 2010, agreed to partner with United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) to start a mission that would span from 2010 to 2015 known as the Green Economy Initiative. This initiatives purpose is to aid Jordan in the management of transport, land-use, energy, agriculture, and building, many of which were formerly abused causing much of the air pollution in Jordan. Along with the Green Economy Initiative, Jordanian minister of the environment has also began to use the Civil Society Program (CSP) which he stated “The civil society has a strong engagement with different local communities and the will bring out the priorities of the community whether it be environmental or economy so it represents more the grassroots and it is usually diverse, [which] makes it different than other governments that sets policies, but instead brings in a local flavor.” Jordan believes that air pollution is a prominent, yet solvable issue. They work along side UNEP in reducing the negative effects of the building industrial and horticultural development while maintaining the growing economy. Jordan is working to decrease the risk to the health of it’s people and environment as they realize that not only are many Jordanians concerned but that they have attracted global attention. Jordan has agreed to working with the Civil Society Program along with the Green Economy initiative created by UNEP to decrease the air, water, and land pollution by working directly with villages and managing the main contributors to the pollution. Submitted by: Madagascar Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere (). Air pollution in all regions of the world is a big problem. It causes countless diseases, such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer. All together, air pollution related diseases killed about 7 million people, one eighth of the total deaths that year. It is a problem in densely populated areas, as well as rural ones. Indoor air pollution is linked to household stoves that burn coal, wood, and biomass types. Outdoor air pollution is often linked with coal burning and fossil fuel smokestacks that release dioxins, mercury, benzene, and other deadly chemicals. Indoor air pollution is traced to burning unsafe chemicals as heat and cooking elements, and not keeping them well maintained. These are what make the most dangerous air pollutants. It is also a significant problem because over 37 million children live in areas with unsafe air. They also are much more at risk from a body-weight basis. Air pollution may be the single most concerning environmental health problem in the world (). Household air pollution is the second leading cause of disease in Madagascar, where more than 99 percent of households rely on solid biomass, such as charcoal, wood, and crop waste as the main cooking fuel (). “The risks from air pollution are now far greater than previously thought or understood, particularly for heart disease and strokes,” says Dr Maria Neira, Director of WHO’s Department for Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. “Few risks have a greater impact on global health today than air pollution; the evidence signals the need for concerted action to clean up the air we all breathe.” And, on top of that, air pollution has been found as a large factor for climate change. 40% of outdoor air pollution and 34% of indoor air pollution deaths are from stroke. Ischemic heart disease deaths account for 40% of outdoor and 26% of indoor as well. Madagascar is strongly supports stricter air pollution regulations in their country and everywhere around the world. Madagascar wants the WHO to push people taking action and stopping air pollution (). It is extremely important that this issue is resolved because of the extensive damage it is doing. A large portion of air pollution is mindless things that are very powerful because millions are doing them. Some easy ways to demote air pollution include turning off lights and other power sources, keeping fireplaces and wood stoves well maintained, and make the investment to buy energy efficient lights and other home appliances. And even on road trips, do simple things like checking tire pressure, do not spill harmful gasoline when filling your tank, and, unless completely necessary, avoid drive-thru lines and make the effort to go in and not waste gas(). Air pollution is an awful problem, but luckily one that can be easily dampened. Madagascar wants the WHO to make clean fuel more obtainable by sending advisors to provide such fuels, and give strict procedures about keeping clean chimneys and stoves through technical help with keeping them clean. If we take every possible opportunity to stop air pollution, and the world may be a cleaner and safer place to live.BibliographyAir pollution. WHO 2014. 12/8/2014. million premature deaths from air pollution. WHO 2014. 12/8/2014. , Susmita; Martin, Paul; Samad, Hussain A. Addressing household air pollution : a case study in rural Madagascar. 2014 The World Bank Group. 12/8/2014. to reduce air pollution. EPA October 28, 2014. 12/8/2014. 's current policy with the problem of air pollution, is regulating mining companies that have contributed to the problem with tailings; or ore remains from mines that have caused soil contamination, crop contamination, and air pollution when the soil becomes airborne as dust. The dust has been watered down to minimize the air pollution, as a temporary solution. People living close to the tailings may have had their health affected by it. The problem that hasn't been resolved by a policy yet is after a mine has left the area, and left these tailings that have contaminated soil, crops, and caused air pollution, what to do. The government has only regulated mines that are currently active in Namibia, to work on solving the problem with air pollution. As a policy solution that will keep air pollution from coming from tailings that have been left behind by mines, mines that have left these tailings should be brought back to the site where the tailings are so they can remove it properly using methods such as tailing ponds. Tailings ponds are ponds that can store tailings in a variety of ways such as creating a tailing slurry (sent into a tailing pond), dry stacking (removing the water from the pond), and even underwater storage methods can be used. These are used to store the waste made from separating minerals from rocks. The only danger of a tailing pond is damn failure. Once all the tailings are no longer an environmental threat an environmentalist should remove the soil, or cap it with a layer of plastic and dirt. The language the resolution has to be in to pass is Namibia's official language, English. The resolution to this will be to announce new policy that will prevent mines from creating more air pollution is that after a mine leaves, enough of its workers will have to return for a removal of the hazardous material. After the tailings are removed, the soil must be decontaminated by an environmentalist by being removed or capped with a layer of plastic and dirt. This resolution should prevent Namibia's air pollution problems getting worse, if carried out properly. NigeriaAir pollution is causing a major problem for the people in Nigeria. Air pollution causes irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, chest pain and many more problems. Air pollution can kill up to seven million people each year. This is a major problem for the people in Nigeria.??????Nigerians are suffering from catastrophic losses because of constant exposure to air pollution. They have lost many crops, livestock and human lives especially in the Niger Delta area. As a result of a lower food supply human and animal lives are lost.??????Air pollution causes significant illness that destroys many of the body's systems such as the respiratory system. This also is affecting many other parts of the world not just Nigeria.??????Some ways to reduce the amount of air pollution can include using less mechanical work and instead more physical work which would allow for more jobs. Another alternative may include develop an environmentally favorable machine that will not release harmful gases. Air pollution is not only effecting Nigeria but rather a global problem since it exceeds ?both national and international guidelines. Nigerians are suffering catastrophic losses because of constant air pollution. They have lost many plants, lives... This is a major problem because of the loss of food supply and many deaths. Air pollution causes significant illness that destroys many of the body's systems such as the respiratory system. This is also effecting many other parts of the world not just Nigeria.??????Some ways to reduce the amount of air pollution can include using less mechanical work and instead more physical work which would allow for more jobs. Another alternative may include developing a machine that does not release gas. These causes are not only effecting Nigeria.Resources: States of AmericaAir pollution in the USA has been improving within the last few decades. The first question is, what is air pollution? Air pollution is when air get contaminated with gas, gas and etc. Air pollution is formed from cars, factories, fossil fuel and many more. A person need about 3,000 gallons of air per day. There are many effects of air pollution one is that you can get sick from breathing dust and gases it the air. Another effect of air pollution is acidification. Acidification is when all of the sulfur dioxide emissions mixes up with clouds and make the water dirty. So now the clouds are made of sulfur acid. The results of that is raining acid. Since you don’t get sick and there isn’t raining acid there were many companies or agencies that have been contributing for our welfare. One agency that has been contributing is EPA, Environmental Protection Agency ,which started in 1970. They are finding new ways to reduce the air pollution in the air. They have done tests and research on how to reduce the air pollution in the air. President Obama gave a speech about climate change on September,23, 2014. There are many solutions to this problem. Government has already taken some actions by introducing green energy. They are investing in building wind energy, solar energy and renewable energy. The government is forcing companies to be more responsible with their manufacturing activities. Air pollution is a problem everywhere,but there is a solution to it.Bibliography1.Air Pollution. N.p., 2010. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. < Pollution. N.p., 2014. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. < of thr Air. N.p., 2014. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. < Are the Six Common Air Pollutants? N.p., 2012. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. <;. ................
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