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The air quality of Bangladesh, especially in the urban areas, has deteriorated in recent years. Dhaka, the country's capital, is often ranked as one of the worst cities in the world for its degraded air quality. Based on the analysis of ground and satellite-based air quality data and literature review, this chapter underscores the connection between air pollution and climate change and its combined effect from a public health perspective. Findings suggest that in 2022, Dhaka's annual average concentration of PM 2.5 was nearly 18 times higher than the WHO guideline threshold. A persistent NO 2 hotspot prevails in Dhaka and its surrounding districts. It is also found that variation of NO 2 is associated with climate variables such as temperature and rainfall. Densely populated urban areas will experience more intense air pollution if long spells of hot and dry days prevail due to climate change. The findings inform recommendations for framing coordinated actions to curb local sources of air pollution and global carbon emissions.

Author

Palash Basak; Soma Dey; K. Maudood Elahi

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9783031388774

Subjects

Science, Medical, Social Science