Asia Pacific Association of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology White Paper 2020 on climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity in Asia-Pacific and impact on allergic diseases
Pawankar Ruby, Wang Jiu-Yao, Wang I-Jen, Thien Francis, 장윤석, Latiff Amir Hamzah Abdul, Fujisawa Takao, Zhang Luo, Thong Bernard Yu-Hor, Chatchatee Pantipa,
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( Pawankar Ruby )
Nippon Medical School Department of Pediatrics
( Wang Jiu-Yao )
National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
( Wang I-Jen )
China Medical University College of Public Health
( Thien Francis )
Monash University Eastern Health
장윤석 ( Chang Yoon-Seok )
Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Department of Internal Medicine
( Latiff Amir Hamzah Abdul )
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur Allergy and Immunology Centre
( Fujisawa Takao )
Mie National Hospital Institute for Clinical Research
( Zhang Luo )
Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases
( Thong Bernard Yu-Hor )
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Allergy and Immunology Department of Rheumatology
( Chatchatee Pantipa )
Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Abstract
Air pollution, climate change, and reduced biodiversity are major threats to human health with detrimental effects on a variety of chronic noncommunicable diseases in particular respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The extent of air pollution both outdoor and indoor air pollution and climate change including global warming is increasing-to alarming proportions particularly in the developing world especially rapidly industrializing countries worldwide. In recent years, Asia has experienced rapid economic growth and a deteriorating environment and increase in allergic diseases to epidemic proportions. Air pollutant levels in many Asian countries especially in China and India are substantially higher than are those in developed countries. Moreover, industrial, traffic-related, and household biomass combustion, indoor pollutants from chemicals and tobacco are major sources of air pollutants, with increasing burden on respiratory allergies. Here we highlight the major components of outdoor and indoor air pollutants and their impacts on respiratory allergies associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in the Asia-Pacific region. With Asia-Pacific comprising more than half of the world's population there is an urgent need to increase public awareness, highlight targets for interventions, public advocacy and a call to action to policy makers to implement policy changes towards reducing air pollution with interventions at a population-based level.
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Climate change; Air pollution; Allergic disease; Asia-Pacific
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