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		<title>The building blocks of change for cleaner air: Insights from Pakistan’s brick industry </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simran Silpakar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black carbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brick kilns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zigzag kilns]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As urbanisation accelerates across the Hindu Kush Himalaya, the brick industry - vital yet highly polluting - faces urgent calls for reform. ICIMOD, with partners, is leading efforts to promote cleaner, more efficient technologies like zigzag kilns, while addressing social challenges in the sector. With over 11,000 kilns converted in Punjab, Pakistan, and cross-provincial learning underway in Sindh, this transformation offers a scalable model for climate action, healthier communities, and safer livelihoods across South Asia. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Promoting sustainable and efficient brick-making practices in India through ICIMOD–PCBA collaboration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Utsav Maden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Zig-zag technology promises cleaner and more efficient burning of fuel, resulting in better-quality bricks]]></description>
		
		
		
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