19 min
2.3 Naqib Sediqi, National Environment Protection Agency of Afghanistan I4C Central Asia Podcast
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Air pollution is nicknamed as 'the silent killer' in Afghanistan. In 2019, the PM2.5 levels placed Afghanistan as the 4th most polluted country in the world (one rank after Mongolia).
Join us this week with Naqib Sediqi, from the National Environment Protection Agency, as we get briefed on the current state of air pollution in Afghanistan. Mr. Sediki informed us that there is a lack of studies and research on the subject of air pollution in his country and he gave us his long list of recommendations which he thinks might help.
Subjects by time:
0:30 Geographic structure of Afghanistan
1:00 Civil war
2:45 Lack of sanitation
4:20 Electricity
8:14 Afghanistan and Kabul in world rankings
10:05 Negative effects of air pollution
11:25 PM2.5 levels
12:19 In relation to COVID 19
13:06 Government steps
15:57 Naqib Sediqi’s list of recommendations
Air pollution is nicknamed as 'the silent killer' in Afghanistan. In 2019, the PM2.5 levels placed Afghanistan as the 4th most polluted country in the world (one rank after Mongolia).
Join us this week with Naqib Sediqi, from the National Environment Protection Agency, as we get briefed on the current state of air pollution in Afghanistan. Mr. Sediki informed us that there is a lack of studies and research on the subject of air pollution in his country and he gave us his long list of recommendations which he thinks might help.
Subjects by time:
0:30 Geographic structure of Afghanistan
1:00 Civil war
2:45 Lack of sanitation
4:20 Electricity
8:14 Afghanistan and Kabul in world rankings
10:05 Negative effects of air pollution
11:25 PM2.5 levels
12:19 In relation to COVID 19
13:06 Government steps
15:57 Naqib Sediqi’s list of recommendations
19 min