Developing Air Quality Measurement Systems. Testing and comparing three pollution data sources in Dakar, Senegal

Developing Air Quality Measurement Systems. Testing and comparing three pollution data sources in Dakar, Senegal

7/30/2024 12:04:00 PM

7/30/2024 12:04:00 PM

DIME ieConnect Team

Brief (BRI)

English

Senegal

Africa West (AFW)

Air Quality & Clean Air,Pollution Management & Control,Transport and Environment,Urban Transport,Transport,Transport in Urban Areas

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The social costs and benefits of infrastructure construction: Air pollution and bus rapid transit (BRT) in Dakar

A study was designed by the Development Impact Group at the World Bank, in close coordination with the Center for Air Quality Management (CGQA) at the Ministry of Environment and the Executive Council of Sustainable Urban Transport (CETUD), to evaluate three of the most common data sources used for measuring air pollution. The focus is on measuring air pollution in urban settings, which provides an additional challenge of requiring potentially higher spatial resolution data to be able to inform urban policies. Data availability in urban contexts is especially important given the high level of exposure to air pollution from transport, industry and other sources experienced by the billions of residents of low- and middle-income cities.