{"id":1954043,"date":"2025-06-17T13:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1954043"},"modified":"2025-06-17T23:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:53:01","slug":"air-pollution-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/other-news\/2025-06-17\/air-pollution-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Life cut short: Pollution kills 26,000 a year in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kathmandu, June 17 (EFE).- Air pollution has become the leading risk factor for death and disability in Nepal, surpassing malnutrition and tobacco, according to a new World Bank report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released on Tuesday, the report, \u201cTowards Clean Air in Nepal: Benefits, Pollution Sources, and Solutions,\u201d estimates that air pollution shortens the average Nepali\u2019s life expectancy by 3.4 years and causes around 26,000 premature deaths annually.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-1024x709.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1955218\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-1024x709.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-768x532.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-1536x1063.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-413x286.webp 413w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136-1200x831.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-136.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The health consequences are wide-ranging and severe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollution is linked to 75 percent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases, 46 percent of strokes, 44 percent of ischemic heart disease, 41 percent of lower respiratory infections, 38 percent of lung cancer cases, 30 percent of neonatal complications such as low birth weight and pre-term births, and 20 percent of diabetes cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond its health effects, air pollution is also a significant economic burden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It reduces labor productivity due to illness and impaired cognitive function while hurting tourism and the aviation sector. The total economic cost is estimated to exceed 6 percent of Nepal\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-1024x727.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1955209\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-1024x727.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-768x545.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-1536x1090.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-403x286.webp 403w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133-1200x852.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-133.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Despite years of concern, air quality in major hotspots, particularly the Kathmandu Valley and the southern plains of the Terai, has seen little to no improvement over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cClean air and economic growth are not in conflict. The cost of inaction is far higher than that of bold intervention,\u201d Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, Minister for Forests and Environment, said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom enforcing stricter industrial emission norms to advancing electric mobility, the government is committed to tackling this crisis,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-1024x718.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1955206\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-1024x718.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-768x538.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-1536x1077.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-408x286.webp 408w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132-1200x841.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-132.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The World Bank study identifies five primary sources of pollution, including vehicle emissions, industrial activity, household cooking, forest fires, and transboundary pollution, where airborne particles cross borders through regional airflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the report launch event, David Sislen, the World Bank\u2019s Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, reaffirmed the institution\u2019s support for Nepal\u2019s clean air agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe World Bank is committed to helping Nepal strengthen its air quality programmes with financial support, technical expertise, and capacity-building,\u201d Sislen said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe draw on global experience to ensure that our efforts to support cleaner air in Nepal are effective and sustainable,&#8221; he added. 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