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1 wrz 2021 · Polluted water sources are a huge issue needing urgent attention in Africa, where human activity such as farming, mining and deforestation, combined with inefficient infrastructure, corrupt governments and foreign industries operating without any accountability contribute to water pollution.
22 lis 2023 · The burden of air pollution on South African livelihoods is undeniable. Air pollution levels continue to rise in the country’s poorest towns. Within these polluted settlements, poorer families are more likely to live close to industrial sites, power stations and other sources of air pollution because these areas tend to be cheaper.
7 wrz 2021 · Ambient air pollution driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already contributing to premature deaths including pneumonia, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and lung cancer. In 2019, ambient air pollution was responsible for an estimated 383, 419 deaths across Africa.
22 mar 2021 · An aerial view shows water contaminated with raw sewage flowing via open channels into the ocean at Hann Bay on the eastern edge of Dakar's peninsula, Senegal, whose sandy shorefront is...
7 lis 2023 · A new report in Nature Geoscience has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why international action is needed to combat it.
Air pollution remains a major challenge in Africa. About 600,000 deaths every year across the continent are associated with this invisible killer.
7 lis 2023 · Owing to distinctly different socioeconomic conditions among countries and cities, air pollution across Africa varies greatly and has distinct regional pollution patterns and sources.
