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Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

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Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal, focuses on improving waste management practices from the household to citywide levels, improving public transport systems and uptake, and greening urban spaces, while contributing to national government efforts to monitor air quality and playing a leading role in uniting the municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley to beat air pollution.

We have to look at everything in an interconnected way. For example, improving roads that lead to landfill sites alone can improve the air quality here. Citizens often resort to burning waste during monsoons when civic staff is unable to collect garbage because of the poor condition of roads. This practice is one of the major causes of rising air pollution in Kathmandu, which is a threat to public health. We strive for our plans and initiatives to reflect this complexity."

Bidya Sundar Shakya, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City
The Air Pollution in

Kathmandu , Nepal

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THE SAFE LEVEL PM2.5 annual exposure*

*PM 2.5 concentrations measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) Data: WHO Global Platform on Air Quality & Health

WHO Guideline (10)Lowest level at which premature mortality risk increases in response to long-term exposure

Interim target 1 (35)Associated with 15% higher premature mortality relative to the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3

Interim target 2 (25)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 1 (35 µg/m3)

Interim target 3 (15)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 2 (25 µg/m3)

More about the data

Air Quality & Health Burden Nepal

37,399 Annual Deaths from air pollution
Outdoor AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

National Air Quality

64

annual average PM 2.5

Household AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

Child Deaths (0-5yrs)

1429

per year

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