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More than half of the world’s population live in urban areas in Asia. Urban air pollution in most Asian Megacities (with a population of more than ten million) such as Beijing, Delhi and Jakarta has worsened due to the cumulative effects of population growth, industrialisation and increased vehicle use. The Air Pollution in the Megacities of Asia (APMA) project was initiated in November 2000 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). It is part of a programme on Regional Air Pollution in Developing Countries (RAPIDC)funded by the Infrastructure and Economic Cooperation division (INEC) of Sida(the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency).
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Added by Charlotte Moser
May 14, 2004
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abduljaman damahan February 13, 2005, 12:00 am
With the rapid growth of the population in the Urban Center specially in the Asian Megacities the concern of the stakeholders must focus the programme to reduce the air pollution that affect the human health. I think the best way to minimize this worsened air pollution problem in the urban center control and prevention strict compliance Air pollution Act around the Globe. Abduljaman Damahan

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