{"id":7981,"date":"2022-04-25T22:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/?p=7981"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T04:53:58","slug":"international-day-of-clean-air-for-blue-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/international-day-of-clean-air-for-blue-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7982 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425.jpg 1834w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.careourearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-sky-joshua-sortino-unsplash-20220425.jpg 1834w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/71vAb1FXB6g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Joshua Sortino<\/a> on Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday,\u00a07 September 2024; 4<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conveners<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>United Nations Environment Program\u00a0(UNEP) \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is annually observed for the following purposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\">\n<li>to raise awareness of the importance of clean air for health, productivity, the environment, and the economy,&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to highlight the close link of air quality to other environmental and developmental challenges such as climate change, &nbsp;<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality by sharing actionable knowledge best practices, innovations, and success stories, and &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to strengthen&nbsp;international cooperation&nbsp;in reducing&nbsp;air pollution and improving air quality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inception<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies&nbsp;was held around the world for the first time on&nbsp;7th September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late 2019, the Republic of Korea proposed to launch an annual International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 19 December 2019, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a\u00a0resolution (A\/RES\/74\/212), during its 52nd plenary meeting, proclaiming 7 September of each year as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The resolution invited the\u00a0United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\u00a0to facilitate the observance of the International Day, in collaboration with other relevant organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do we mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air pollution is a global problem and the single greatest environmental risk to human health. Around 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits. Each year, air pollution causes about seven million premature deaths \u2013 11.6% of global deaths. Air pollution disproportionately affects women, children, and older persons.\u00a0In the absence of effective intervention, it is projected that the number of premature deaths resulting from air pollution is on track to increase by more than 50 percent by 2050. The United Nations member states recognize the need to reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor air quality is a challenge in the context of&nbsp;sustainable development&nbsp;for all nations, particularly in cities and urban areas in developing countries. Given the negative impacts of air pollution on quality of life, healthcare costs, work productivity, the climate, the environment, and the economy, it is imperative to improve air quality globally. The&nbsp;2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes&nbsp;that \u201cair pollution abatement is important to the attainment of the sustainable development goals\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air pollution is also strongly associated with climate warming. Both result from the combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. Today, the international communities acknowledge that improving air quality can help to mitigate climate warming and that climate change mitigation efforts can improve air quality too. In the era of global warming, there is indeed an additional need to improve air quality and reduce air pollution<strong> <\/strong>globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Annual theme in recent years<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 theme: &#8220;Together for Clean Air&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 theme: \u201cThe Air We Share\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 theme: \u201cHealthy Air, Healthy Planet\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 theme: \u201cClean Air for All\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/clean-air-day\">www.un.org\/en\/observances\/clean-air-day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanairblueskies.org\/\">www.cleanairblueskies.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Saturday,\u00a07 September 2024; 4th Anniversary. Conveners: Objectives: The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is annually observed for the following purposes: Inception: The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies&nbsp;was held around the world for the first time on&nbsp;7th September 2020. 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