– Installs air high quality monitor over 10 locations
ADDIS ABABA – A brand new automobile emission management regulation has been drafted to observe air high quality and sort out air air pollution within the metropolis, the Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority stated.
The authority in collaboration with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group has been providing consciousness creation coaching for air high quality and communication consultants that have been drawn from numerous international locations.
Speaking on the event, Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority Executive Director Dida Dirriba acknowledged that numerous measures can be taken to scale back automobile emissions, enhance public transport, and improve inexperienced local weather. These initiatives are instrumental to observe air high quality and alleviate air air pollution within the metropolis.
Reference-grade air high quality displays have been put in at greater than 10 locations within the capital. Vehicle emission testing designed to determine and take away excessive emitting automobiles from Addis Ababa roads and improvement of Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) to stipulate a spread of measures to enhance air high quality, the director elaborated.
Despite the challenges, town administration has made important progress in curbing air air pollution and tackling local weather change lately.
One of the most important challenges is ignorance among the many public about air high quality and local weather change. “This is why communication is so important. We need to be able to communicate the challenges we face and potential solutions in a clear and impactful manner.”
According to him, the coaching goals to mobilize the communication consultants to drive change via efficient outreach. “Since vehicles have an immense impact on air quality, vehicle owners should either install emission reduction devices or gradually change used cars that release high emission by the new one in the future.”
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The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group have been helping the Addis Ababa’s administration within the formulation code that may pressure buildings to ivolve inexperienced areas and different climate-friendly buildings. The partnership is a big step in the direction of making a sustainable city setting, making the metropolis a full of life place to dwell in enhancing the design of buildings, and related services, Dida remarked.
The Group’s Regional Air Quality Technical Advisor for East Africa Tibebu Assefa for his half stated automobile power utilization adversely contributes to the air high quality in Addis Ababa; calling for sturdy cooperation to deal with such a problem.
BY TSEGAYE TILAHUN
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2023
