Clean Air for an Enhanced Quality of Life

International and regional know-how for short term projects up to a continuous person-to-person approach advice within the responsible authorities and institutions Vocational training on a local and international level for all hierarchies in the responsible authorities and institutions concerning all relevant technical, organisational and strategic matters inherent to Air Quality Management Organisation and implementation of workshops, seminars and vocational trainings on site, on a regional level as well as in European authorities and administrations as well as technical facilities (e.g. technical vehicle inspection institutions) of a clean air policy Realisation of situation and demand analyses as well as feasibility studies needed for an improved data base about the state of the air on site Advice about the development and preparation of adjusted legislature, decision protocols and public/limited invitations to tender for all air pollution control measures Advice and participation about mediation litigation processes and ballot procedures with the relevant target and interest groups among the population, financial sector and political framework Fostering expert information exchange through networking and integration in international, such as the Clean Air Initiative of the World Bank Advice focusing on effective anti-corruption campaigns in (public) authorities and administrations Implementation of public awareness campaigns and other PR measures concerning environmental and Air Quality Management policies "Investing in people's health and their environment is a prerequisite for sustainable development" More than 1.4 billion city dwellers daily breathe in polluted air, containing harmful substances, which often exceeds the standards set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) three-to fourfold. About three million premature deaths, especially among the poor, can be traced directly to the effects of air pollution, and children suffer increasingly from respiratory diseases. Mitigating air pollution is an extremely important contribution to improving urban quality of life. GTZ can look back on more than 15 years of experience in the realm of Air Quality Management (AQM). Our advisory services focus primarily on decision-makers in authorities, institutions and organisations on a local, regional and national level. Our target is the reduction of air pollutant emissions through institutional capacity building as well as through numerous measures in the transport, energy, industrial, household and waste sectors. Our past successes have proven us right. Even under at times arduous prevalent general conditions, it has been possible to achieve noticeable pollutant reductions, to reduce smog-alarms and/or to foster a general public rethinking in line with a Sustainable Urban Development approach. In Mexico City, …