Clean Air Fund

New research reveals the huge gaps in international development funding to address the climate and health challenge that rising air pollution represents. Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at World Health Organization, paediatrician and clinical scientist, calls for political commitment and practical action to save lives and protect the planet.

New research reveals that international development funding for fossil fuel projects has decreased, but clean air initiatives are still chronically underfunded by donor governments, agencies and development banks. As the World Bank and IMF annual meetings approach, donors and policymakers need to direct more resources to clean air and unlock the co-benefits of climate and health finance for people and planet.

Poland’s foremost social movement fighting air pollution is the first-ever advocacy organisation to be a finalist for the world’s most prestigious environmental prize.