More than 1.4 billion city dwellers daily breathe in alarmingly high levels of harmful substances, well above the limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO). This causes about three million premature deaths annually, especially among the poor.

GIZ can look back on more than 15 years of experience in dealing with air pollution. Our advisory services focus primarily on authorities, institutions and organisations at a local, regional and national level. Past successes have proven we are on the right track. Even under at times arduous prevalent conditions, it has been possible to achieve noticeable pollutant reductions, to reduce smog alarms and to foster a general public rethinking in the interests of sustainable urban development. In Mexico City, for example, the GIZ (former GTZ) has since 1991 played a significant role in drawing up Clean Air Plans and implementing various measures in the transport and industrial sectors. As a result, air pollutants have been reduced by two-thirds in this metropolis of 20 million inhabitants.

Downloads

• Air Quality Management - Sustainable Transport: A Sourcebook for Policy-Makers in Developing Cities, Module 5a
  Comprehensive practical information about point and mobile emission sources of air pollution, compiled by one of the leading Air Quality Management experts of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The 50-page brochure is both easily understandable and implementation-targeted in its outlook.
  en-air-quality-management2004.pdf, 2.15 MB (English)
  es_5a_AQM.pdf, 1.68 MB (Spanish)
  fr_5a_AQM.pdf, 2.22 MB (French)
• Cleaner Fuels and Vehicle Technologies - Sustainable Transport: A Sourcebook for Policy-Makers in Developing Cities, Module 4a
  All essential information concerning combustibles for petrol and diesel motors as well as for two- and
  three-wheelers, compiled by international experts and presented in a concise, clearly-arranged and precise manner.
  en_4a_CFVT.pdf, 1.56 MB (English)
  es_4a_CFVT.pdf, 1.02 MB (Spanish)
• Clean Air in Cities - Akzente
  First-hand experiences: Select Air Quality Management projects and best practices. Air Quality Management is the central topic in one of the renowned GIZ publications "akzente". Various short articles commenting on relevant projects in Malaysia, Mexico, Chile and Syria as well as insights into the realm of technical co-operation illustrate both the diversity and effectiveness of our AQM approach.
  en-akzente-clean-air-in-the-cities.pdf, 1.17 MB (English)
• Clean Air in Cities for an Enhanced Quality of Life
  Comprehensive overview with background information as well as information on GIZ’s approaches and services.
  en_AQM_GTZ_Overview.pdf, 0.60 MB (English)

Recommended Links

• SUTP - Sustainable Urban Transport Project
  SUTP is a partnership between the German International Cooperation (GIZ), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), CITYNET and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) which aims to help Asian cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and work with particular cities.
  www.sutp.org
• Clean Air San Jose
  The project seeks to improve the air quality through joint work with public and private entities and the integration of urban and transport sector planning.
  www.programacyma.com