Air Quality Toolkit for Development Finance Institutions
Description
Report containing tools to equip development finance institution project officers and portfolio managers with information to design projects that generate air quality benefits. It includes basic information on air quality and health impacts, and ways to integrate air quality in investment decisions. The goal is to increase the volume and types of financing available for air quality programs.
Questions this resource can help answer
How can I justify financing for specific air quality action?
What are effective measures for addressing air pollution emissions from different sectors?
How do I use this resource?
This report provides information in two sections: 1) information on air pollution, and 2) clean air guide for project officers. The first section covers basic information on air pollutants, sources, health and economic impacts of air pollution, legislation and policy, and potential solutions for improving air quality. The second section covers how to evaluate the air quality and economic outcomes from projects, and how to do an ex ante assessment of the emissions and air quality impacts of the project, and set up a system for monitoring and evaluating project outcomes. The report also includes a list of measures to improve air quality and indicators for tracking air quality outcomes.
