15 Compendium of clean air action in Africa report.indd 15 29/04/22 8:55 AM Seasonal population-weighted 8-hour max ozone (ppb) COMPENDIUM OF CLEAN AIR ACTION IN AFRICA During 2010 and 2019, increases in ozone concentration were reported in three of the 20 most populous countries in Africa—Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [...] It was funded by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and the Senegalese Government and placed under the supervision of the Direction of Environment and Classified Establishment of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. [...] As per Section 2 of Act 490, EPA is to develop a comprehensive environmental quality database to guide policy formulation and implementation, and to prescribe guidelines, standards and regulations relating to the pollution of air, water, land and any other forms of environmental pollution including the discharge of waste and the control of toxic substances.13 Air quality monitoring: In 1995, Ghana. [...] The increase in air pollution is due to increase in density of population, resulting in increase in transportation emissions per square kilometre; increase in the number of fairly 42 Compendium of clean air action in Africa report.indd 42 29/04/22 8:55 AM used vehicles; road traffic system, increase in the number of household power generators, weak legislation and lack of effective enforcement, et. [...] Sources contributing to air pollution include the industrial sector, energy sector, transport sector, waste disposal systems and domestic cooking activities.27 Article 42 in chapter 4 of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution guarantees the right to a clean and healthy environment to every Kenyan.28 The National Environment Policy, 2013 of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources s.
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