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Concerted efforts needed to stop degradation of the environment

According to a World Health Organisation report, 800 people die hourly from inhaling polluted air.

According to the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Management 2019, the annual global death rate from air pollution stood at 6.5 million. An estimated four million of the deaths occurred in the Asia-Pacific region.

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