Tajikistan ranks as the sixth most polluted country globally according to the 2024 World Air Quality Report, with vehicle emissions identified as a major source of pollution. Central Asia is among ...

Living next to the Chinese-owned Zijin mines, villagers near Bor in eastern Serbia and Panjakent in western Tajikistan face the same threat: poisoned air, degraded farmland, and no recourse. At ...

Globally, the five most polluted countries in 2021 were Bangladesh, Chad, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and India. These nations had air pollution levels at least 10 times higher than the WHO standards.

All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, ... home to all four of the most polluted countries last year: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Tajikistan.

“Air pollution remains the greatest environmental threat to human health,” the report states. “According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 99 percent of the global population lives in areas that ...

Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier ...

At neweurasia, Gulru writes about water pollution in Tajikistan, saying that there Tajik citizens can be part of the solution. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of ...

Tajikistan stands to reap considerable benefits from advancing these policies to enhance resilience to climate change, accelerate low-carbon development, and ensure an inclusive green transition: ...

Villages near Bor in Serbia and Panjakent in Tajikistan share a growing concern: pollution from Chinese-owned mines. While Belgrade and Dushanbe welcome Beijing’s investment, locals fear for ...

The pollution studied is called fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, because it refers to solid particles less than 2.5 micrometers in size: ... India and Tajikistan — are in South and Central Asia.

All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is ...