In the News
July 16, 2022
The annual update of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) released in June revealed that the current air pollution level in Nepal shortens the life of an average Nepali by 4.1 years.
The release of the update, which is an initiative of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, written by Michael Greenstone, Christa Hasenkopf and Ken Lee, also listed Nepal as the third most polluted country in the world, following Bangladesh, the most polluted, and India, the second most polluted countries in the world.
According to the World Health Organisation, the most health-relevant air pollutants are particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of 10 micron or less, which can penetrate deep inside the lungs and induce a reaction of the surface and defence cells.