Enhancing Our Care for the Urban Air We Breathe

Abstract

Key Messages

• The harm caused by air pollution in Kenya’s urban areas is estimated to be high but documentation is at infancy.
• Air Quality Management (AQM), a pillar in green growth, is hindered by limited measurements. There is need to Investment in AQM.
• Coordinated systems thinking interventions are needed in AQM, institutional capacity strengthening, bolstering the legal and regulatory framework, climate change knowledge
• Urban sustainability indicators are useful for policymakers to gauge the socio-economic and environmental impacts, including air quality, of policies and practices.