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		<title>Punjab&#039;s new air pollution dashboard launched to improve monitoring and action</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/punjabs-new-air-pollution-dashboard-launched-to-improve-monitoring-and-actionpunjab-pakistan-new-dashboard-launch/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sukriti Paudel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate and environmental risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monitoring]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Developed by the Government of Punjab and ICIMOD, the upgraded Air Quality Portal brings together [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Hidden PM2.5 Problem: Fertilizer Pollution in Indo Gangetic airshed</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/fertiliser-pollution-in-hkh/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ravi Prakash Srivastava]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fertilizer ammonia is a rising driver of PM2.5 across South Asia’s IGP-HF region. This blog explores why nitrogen governance must become a clean-air priority.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Behind the smoke: Why does crop residue burning persist in Nepal?</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/crop-residue-burning-nepal/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bandana Poudel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crop residue burning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmers in Nepal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PM2.5 pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stubble burning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable residue management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crop residue burning persists in Nepal despite major environmental and health impacts. This blog explores economic, social and policy drivers and sustainable solutions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bhutan launches Air Quality Dashboard  </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/bhutan-launches-air-quality-dashboard/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sukriti Paudel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first dedicated air quality dashboard for Bhutan (AQ Watch – Bhutan) was launched on 30 October 2025 in Thimpu, Bhutan. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bhutan engages industries to advance clean air goals</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/bhutan-engages-industries-to-advance-clean-air-goals/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chimi Seldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The industrial sector in Bhutan has played a significant role in the country's economic development. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Staying safe during air pollution spikes</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/staying-safe-during-air-pollution-spikes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sagar Adhikari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate and environmental risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Episodic air pollution events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High exposure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable to outdoor Air pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Air pollution from episodic events are not just local issue, but a broader public health and environmental concern. To stay safe during such episodes, it is important that individuals and families minimise exposure and stay safe during high pollution episodes. This blog outlines some things preventive measures.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kathmandu&#039;s pre-monsoon air pollution: Propelled by regional emissions, exacerbated by local meteorological conditions</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/kathmandus-pre-monsoon-air-pollution-propelled-by-regional-emissions-exacerbated-by-local-meteorological-conditions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suresh Pokhrel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year, in the pre-monsoon season (March - May), the Kathmandu valley experiences a double burden of exposure to high levels of forest fire (smoke) and air pollution. This year, too, was no different with the situation escalating toward its worst during the last week of March and the beginning of April. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Burning Issue: Why it’s so urgent to stop burning agricultural residues in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothills of South Asia</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/the-burning-issue-why-its-so-urgent-to-stop-burning-agricultural-residues-in-the-indo-gangetic-plain-and-himalayan-foothills-of-south-asia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arshini Saikia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agricultural waste residues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the incineration of agricultural residues long recognised as a key cause of South Asia’s air pollution crisis, it is time to embrace no-burn alternatives.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nepal’s Department of Environment and ICIMOD team up for clean air in the country  </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/nepals-department-of-environment-and-icimod-team-up-for-clean-air-in-the-country/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Udayan Mishra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As another winter sets in, air quality has again become a worrying issue for Nepal, but a recent agreement between the Department of Environment and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development holds the promise of better air for the country.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From one of the most densely populated and polluted airsheds on Earth, calls for an ‘air pollution revolution’  </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/air-pollution-south-asia-2024/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Dare]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and Himalayan Foothills (HFH) are still breathing hazardous air ....]]></description>
		
		
		
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