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With more and more people living in cities, designing equitably healthy urban spaces becomes a key question for policymakers.

Clean transport for healthy cities and communities

For climate action to be effective, impactful, and healthy for African countries and people there must be a coming together of the climate framing of the north and the development framing of the south. There is an urgent need to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while addressing the climate injustices experienced in Africa, the most vulnerable continent that did the least to cause the climate crisis. This event will explore the different dimensions of climate action for Afric...

Former UN climate chief finds that optimism can inspire action to address unprecedented crisis.

Tolullah Oni, a public health physician, says air pollution can reduce the intelligence quotient (IQ), in children...

Young leaders ran routes in Cape Town on Saturday while carrying air quality monitors. The effort to gather data on air pollution in the city formed part of the UrbanBetter Cityzens for Clean Air Campaign.

Urban epidemiologist Dr Tolullah Oni studies how components of cities – such as food environments, noise and air pollution – contribute to different disease outcomes. Her UrbanBetter Cityzens for Clean Air Campaign involves youth in the fight for healthier urban spaces. Oni says if Africa i...

The poor state of air in Nairobi and other cities in Kenya should therefore raise concern for urban planners, political leaders and wananchi.