Clean air can become a reality for the Global South

Securing improvements requires highlighting benefits for health and productivity

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Air pollution levels dropped in Mumbai, seen here in April 2020, amid COVID lockdowns.  © Reuters

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan is chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, which supports the application of modern science and technology for agriculture and rural development, and co-chair of Our Common Air, a global commission on air quality. She was previously chief scientist at the World Health Organization. These views expressed are solely hers.

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