In a seminar on pollution you are required to participate in a debate. Give your views either in favour of or against the motion : ‘Only Individuals are responsible for Environmental Pollution.’ (150 – 200 words)
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The fight against air pollution and short lived climate pollutants in developing countries is a priority area for Norway. We want to see more attention given to this issue internationally.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
I welcome all of you to this seminar on air pollution and health, especially our co-organizers who have come from Washington, Geneva and Paris - from the World Bank, the World Health Organization and the Climate and Clean Air Coaliton to Reduce short-lived climate pollutants. I would also like to welcome our guests from the UK, Germany and the World Meteorological organization.
The topic of today deserves the world’s attention, to a much higher degree than today: Over 6 million people die prematurely every year from diseases related to outdoor and indoor air pollution. This means that air pollution is one of the biggest causes of disease and death today, with numbers higher than for tobacco smoking. In south Asia, indoor air pollution is ranked as the leading risk factor for mortality. Most of the people at risk are children under five and women. We will hear more about this later from Maria Neira and Carlos Dora of the World Health Organization.
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